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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. Who kills Cuchulainn's son?
(a) Domnall.
(b) Emer.
(c) Cuchhulainn.
(d) Forgall.

2. What, according to Cuchulaiin's girl, must he do without for one year?
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Water.
(d) Sleep.

3. What is it that Medb's army searches to find?
(a) Gold.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) The king.
(d) The bull.

4. What is the name of Conchobor's sister?
(a) Deichtine.
(b) Conch.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Nes.

5. Who does Fergus want to marry?
(a) Derdriu.
(b) Macha.
(c) Nes.
(d) Conchobor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cuchulainn chop down a tree?

2. Who explains the scream heard from the womb?

3. What do Conchobor and his men hunt on their chariots?

4. How is the story of the Tain recorded?

5. Who is Daire?

(see the answer key)

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