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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Finding of the Bull | The Death of Forgemen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cuchulain kill Medb's pet bird?
(a) With a slingshot.
(b) He throws a rock at it.
(c) He traps it with a net.
(d) He sends a cat after it.

2. How does Cuchulain trick the man of Ireland into telling him what he wants to know?
(a) By saying he would never kill an unarmed man.
(b) By giving the man his sword.
(c) By pretending to be a holy druid.
(d) By offering him a bribe.

3. The Crutti Cainbilli were not ordinary men at all. What were they?
(a) Druids.
(b) Christian priests.
(c) Kings and princes.
(d) Witches.

4. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?
(a) The bodies of hundreds of his slain warriors.
(b) Thousands of chariots lined up for battle.
(c) Medb and Ailill marching towards him.
(d) The trees in the valley have been chopped down.

5. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?
(a) Plan a strategy to attack Cuchulain's men.
(b) Fix the chariots destroyed the day before.
(c) Bury the heads of the slain frontrunners.
(d) Set up camps for the men of Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?

2. What did Cuchulain get the man of Ireland to tell him?

3. What does Medb do as she makes her way through Ulster?

4. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?

5. When Medb met Cuchulain she scoffed at him. Why?

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