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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. When Medb met Cuchulain she scoffed at him. Why?
(a) He looked very tired.
(b) He looked very small and weak.
(c) He was very young.
(d) He was drunk.

2. Medb and Ailill split into two groups. What does Ailill then do?
(a) He ambushes a group of Cuchalain's men.
(b) He stops and camps for a while because he is ill.
(c) He gets lost on the unfamiliar road.
(d) He sends a spy to see what Medb and Fergus are doing.

3. What does Cuchulain do to the three MacArach men?
(a) Decapitates them.
(b) Marches them off to his camp.
(c) Laughs at them and rides off.
(d) Throws them into a pit.

4. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?
(a) They tie Forgemen to a swinging gate and let the cattle through.
(b) They make him lie down in the cattle barn where the animals eat.
(c) They drive Forgemen and the cattle into a narrow valley.
(d) They have the dogs round up the cattle where Forgemen sleeps on the ground.

5. How does Cuchulain kill Mani, Medb and Ailill's son?
(a) He stabs him with his sword.
(b) He tricks him into retreating and his men kill him.
(c) He traps him in a wooded area and kills him.
(d) He creates a flood and Mani drowns in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?

2. What did the Crutti Cainbili turn into after they ran away from the men of Ireland?

3. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?

4. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?

5. How does Medb react to Fedelm's prophecy of a bloody battle?

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