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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Slaying of Ferbaeth | The Combat of Larini MacNois.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Uala die?
(a) He drowned in the river.
(b) He was accidentally killed by his own men.
(c) He was killed by Cuchulain.
(d) He fell into a ravine.

2. What does the spy find out?
(a) Medb and Fergus are having an affair.
(b) Medb believes Ailill has turned against her.
(c) Medb has disappeared with the soldiers.
(d) Medb is very discouraged and is planning a new strategy.

3. What does Medb offer Cuchulain if he will stop killing her men?
(a) Her niece as a bride for Cuchulain.
(b) Half of her herd of cattle.
(c) Land south of the River Ouse.
(d) A hundred pounds of gold.

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) The trees in the valley have been chopped down.
(d) Medb and Ailill marching towards him.

5. How many young boys of Ulster march off to help Cuchulan defeat the Irish?
(a) Four hundred and fifty.
(b) Eight hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred and fifty.
(d) One hundred and fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cuchulain kill Ferbaeth?

2. What are Munremar and Curoi involved in?

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

4. After hearing the three stories about Cuchulain's youth, what do they Irishmen think?

5. What happens to Cuchulain's body when he becomes very angry about the actions of the Irish?

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