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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Forgemen do?

2. How does the fairy Morrigan first disguise herself in battle with Cuchulain?

3. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?

4. What does Cuchulain propose by saying he won't kill the men anymore if he gets food and water each day?

5. How does the bull enter Medb's possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Setanta's name get changed?

2. Cuchulain accidentally kills Ferbaeth. What was his relationship with Ferbaeth?

3. Cuchulain kills Cyr in a very unusual way. What was it?

4. Why does Cuchulain kill Lochi? Who is she?

5. Who was Ferchu and what did he do?

6. What did Fergus and Cuchulain agree to do that they would never normally do. What was the result of this?

7. What causes Cuchulain to become so enraged that he cannot recognize friend from foe?

8. Who does Cuchulain kill in "The Meeting of Cuchulain and Finnabair". Why?

9. How does the book end with both victory and defeat?

10. What promise does Cuchulain make to Luguid about his brother Larini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pairing of conflict and archetypes are almost always elements of heroic tales. Considering this,

(a) define conflict and cite three examples of conflict in the novel,

(b) define archetypes and cite three examples of archetypes in the novel, (c) explain how conflict is built into the structure of The Cattle-Raid of Cooley, and

(d) explain how archetypes are used in Man vs. Man conflicts.

Essay Topic 2

Mythical tales almost always contain elements of magic. (a) In your own words, explain why this is; (b) give four examples of magic as they apply to the warriors that confront Cuchulain, and (c) describe Morrigan the Fairy's actions in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Choose four short examples of dialogue that appear in The Cattle Raid at Cooley and describe it in the context of (1) mood; (b) characterization; and (c) conflict. Make sure you identify each of the characters in the dialogue, the situation, and the chapter title.

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