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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Ulstermen do to Medb's bodyguards?
(a) Hang them.
(b) Take them as slaves.
(c) Push them into a pit.
(d) Decapitate them.

2. What is Sualtaim unsuccessful in doing?
(a) Capturing the white cow.
(b) Getting his people help Cuchulain.
(c) Fighting the Irish.
(d) Capturing Medb.

3. The battle for Medb's daughter is called a white-fight. Why?
(a) No blood was shed by her loved one.
(b) It happened at dawn.
(c) No one died.
(d) It was a pure cause.

4. Where will Medb and Ailill say they will see Menn again?
(a) At the crowning Cuchulain as their king.
(b) At the great battle.
(c) In heaven.
(d) In his home kingdom.

5. What do the Irish men think of the result of the meeting of the Ulstermen?
(a) They want to make peace.
(b) They are disgusted with the Ulster men.
(c) They think Cuchulain is too weak to fight these men.
(d) They plot to join them and fight Cuchulain.

6. Who comes to help Cuchulain after Catalin beats him into the ground?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Fiachu.
(c) Laeg.
(d) Ferchu.

7. After eight hours of battle with shields and blades, what do Ferdiad and Cuchulain decide to do?
(a) Call in more warriors to help them.
(b) Choose another way to fight.
(c) Make a truce.
(d) To work together to defeat Medb.

8. What happens to Oengus after he arrives to help Cuchulain?
(a) He becomes Cuchulain's top advisor.
(b) He turns traitor and joins the Irish.
(c) He is successful in twenty battles but is then killed.
(d) The Irish surround him and kill him.

9. What does Fergus tell Medb as a result of what MacRoth saw in the woods?
(a) That she should retreat.
(b) That the Ulstermen are retreating.
(c) That he is deserting.
(d) That the Ulstermen have a weak army.

10. How does Laeg make Cuchulain feel better about not fighting?
(a) He tells him no army could defeat them.
(b) He tells him he is a great battle hero.
(c) He dresses his wounds.
(d) He prepares a fantastic feast for him.

11. Why did the men of Ulster come together?
(a) To discuss a fighting strategy.
(b) To consult with the Druids.
(c) To help Cuchulain who is very sick.
(d) To build a huge pit to trap Irish warriors.

12. Who kills Iliach in the end?
(a) Dochi.
(b) Doherty.
(c) Magnus.
(d) Maga.

13. What fraction of the Irish army survives Cuchulain's rage?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-quarter.
(d) Two-thirds.

14. Why is Cuchulain so angry he tears Mann to pieces?
(a) Mann is the most obnoxious person he has ever met.
(b) Fergus reminds him Mann had killed a close friend of his.
(c) Mann called him a coward.
(d) Fergus reminds him of the Slaughter of the Youth.

15. How does Cuchulain appear to the woman and civilians traveling with the army?
(a) In his normal clothes.
(b) As a Druid.
(c) In disguise as a farmer.
(d) In his full battle gear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to help Cuchulain heal after his battle with Ferdiad?

2. Who is Fingin?

3. Why do the Irish fighters scorn Iliach as a warrior?

4. How does Cuchulain destroy Ferchu and his bandits?

5. What does Fergus finally offer to do if Cuchulain will run away?

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