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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harrying of Cooley | The Proposals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the age of five, how does Cuchulain show he has special abilities?
(a) He helps Conchobar with his battle strategy.
(b) He can memorize his lessons in only minutes.
(c) He can lift three times his weight.
(d) He fought off 150 other boys with his bare hands and toys.

2. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?
(a) The introduction is over and the body of the story is next.
(b) That the introduction was just a dream sequence.
(c) That the narrator was Medb's personal bodyguard.
(d) That the story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.

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

4. The stories about Cuchulain show that he has amazing abilities but he also has a flaw. What is it?
(a) He changes his strategy too often.
(b) He is not physically strong.
(c) He takes too long to make decisions.
(d) He wants to be top dog, no matter who suffers.

5. Medb wants to borrow Dari of Cooley's bull for a year. What deal does MacRoth the Messenger offer Dari?
(a) She will return the bull and give him a chariot.
(b) She will return the bull and give him a lot of land.
(c) She will keep the bull, but give him her friendship and protection.
(d) She will return the bull and give him fifty heifers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?

2. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?

3. Where did Medb and Ailill's neighboring kings' men gather?

4. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?

5. Why does Fergus take the time to tell the Irishmen about Cuchulain's youthful exploits?

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