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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tain, I - III, pages 51 - 76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which girl does Cuchulainn court?
(a) Aife.
(b) Emer.
(c) Dredriu.
(d) Domnall.

2. What is the name that Cuchulainn is first called?
(a) Cathbed.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Emer.
(d) Sentant.

3. To whom does Fergus tell stories about Cuchulainn's great adventures and exploits?
(a) Domnall.
(b) Emer.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Medb.

4. What do Conchobor and his men hunt on their chariots?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Gazelle.
(c) Birds.
(d) Moose.

5. Which child is reared by the entire community?
(a) Derdriu.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Emer.
(d) Setanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose child lets out an audible scream from the womb?

2. What is the one thing the woman who is talking in bed lacks?

3. Who is Conchobor's mother?

4. How is the story of the Tain recorded?

5. Of which community does Fergus rule as king?

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