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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Finding of the Bull | The Death of Forgemen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Crutti Cainbili turn into after they ran away from the men of Ireland?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Deer.
(d) Dogs.

2. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?
(a) Medb and Ailill marching towards him.
(b) The trees in the valley have been chopped down.
(c) The bodies of hundreds of his slain warriors.
(d) Thousands of chariots lined up for battle.

3. What does Forgemen do?
(a) He makes sure the armor is ready for the Irish fighters.
(b) He takes care of the other cattle of Cooley.
(c) He takes care of the great bull of Cooley.
(d) He negotiates everything between Medb and Cuchulain.

4. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?
(a) Donn.
(b) Barry.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Morrigan.

5. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?
(a) Bury the heads of the slain frontrunners.
(b) Fix the chariots destroyed the day before.
(c) Plan a strategy to attack Cuchulain's men.
(d) Set up camps for the men of Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Cuchulain kill Medb's pet bird?

3. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?

4. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?

5. Who finds the bull of Cooley?

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