Bede's main purpose in writing this was to...
Provide a factual narrative of past events in Britain.
Considering the time in which he wrote, which source would probably have provided Bede with the most reliable info that Britain had "twenty-eight noble cities"...
Records from a monastic library.
From his phrase "all are united in their study of God's truth", what can be inferred about Bede's attitude toward the English Church?
He believed in its teachings.
Bede's account suggests that Britain had...
Abundant natural resources.
Based upon the references in this selection, the reader can infer that the early Britons were unusually concerned about...
Snakes.
The following line probably reflects the greatest degree of historical accuracy...
"On the opposite side of Britain, which lies open to the boundless ocean, lie the isles of the Orcades."
According to Bede's account, in which of the following ways are the four British nations different?
They speak different languages.
The following seems to lend the greatest credibility to Bede's work...
The large amount of specific, factual info.
The line "almost everything in this isle enjoys immunity to poison" suggest Bede...
Had a very high opinion of Ireland.
In writing this, Bede was not completely scholarly accurate because he...
sometimes accepted unlikely tales as truth.
