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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which warrior agrees to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII in exchange for marrying Ailill's daughter?
(a) Etarcomol.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Curoi.
(d) Nadcranntail.

2. With whom is Finnabair smitten in Chapter XII?
(a) Rochad.
(b) Ferdia.
(c) Fingin.
(d) Cethern.

3. What is the name of Cuchulainn's divine god-like father?
(a) Cronn.
(b) Lug.
(c) Glenn.
(d) Celt.

4. Where does Medb find the prized bull?
(a) In Cuib.
(b) In Ulster.
(c) In Druid.
(d) In her backyard.

5. Who was sent to seize Cuchulainn's javelin from him?
(a) A bold warrior.
(b) A court jester.
(c) Medb.
(d) A satirist.

6. Who is only severely maimed by Cuchulainn in Section VIII?
(a) Lugaid.
(b) Larene.
(c) Cur.
(d) Ferbaeth.

7. Who mocks Fergus for going easy against his kinsmen at Ulster?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Medb.
(d) Conchobor.

8. Where does the army hear the bull is hiding?
(a) Conaille.
(b) Alba.
(c) Black Cauldron.
(d) Finnabair.

9. Which river in Section VI swells and carries off one-hundred chariots?
(a) Tain.
(b) Gatlaig.
(c) Colptha.
(d) Cronn.

10. What is the name of the royal healer who restores the Ulster warrior's health?
(a) Munster.
(b) Cethern.
(c) Laeg.
(d) Fingin.

11. How many men does Cuchulainn kill when Medb's army attack him at their "truce" meeting?
(a) 29.
(b) 31.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

12. What does Medb have bards and poets tell about in Chapter XI?
(a) Fedlam's wicked ways.
(b) Ferdia's cowardice.
(c) Cuchulainn's evil monstrous personality.
(d) Ferdia's loyalty.

13. Who tries to get Cuchulainn to leave his foster-brother's corpse?
(a) Medb.
(b) Laeg.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Fergus.

14. How does Cuchulainn finally end the fight between him and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
(a) By stabbing him in the back.
(b) By cutting off his head.
(c) With the gae bolga.
(d) By poisoning his water.

15. How many sons does Gaile Dana have?
(a) 18.
(b) 27.
(c) 32.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?

2. Who falls dead from shame in Chapter XII after having been responsible for so many deaths?

3. Which river in Section VI seems to flood to bar the army from passing?

4. What is the method of fighting used between Cuchulainn and the representative of Ailill's army at the end of Section VII?

5. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?

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