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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Combat of Lethan and Cuchulain | The Killing of the Squirrel and of the Tame Bird.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?
(a) That the story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.
(b) That the narrator was Medb's personal bodyguard.
(c) That the introduction was just a dream sequence.
(d) The introduction is over and the body of the story is next.

2. Medb wants to borrow Dari of Cooley's bull for a year. What deal does MacRoth the Messenger offer Dari?
(a) She will keep the bull, but give him her friendship and protection.
(b) She will return the bull and give him a lot of land.
(c) She will return the bull and give him fifty heifers.
(d) She will return the bull and give him a chariot.

3. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?
(a) He is allowed to go free.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He joins Cuchulain's men.
(d) He is tied up and left on his own.

4. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?
(a) Weaving lace.
(b) Playing on a harp.
(c) Tending to her cattle.
(d) Looking into a crystal ball.

5. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?
(a) He can speak.
(b) He breeds with heifers who always have twins.
(c) He is so large he can kill three men with one step.
(d) He breeds with heifers who give birth the next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the men of Ireland and Ulster honor the men who died in battle?

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

3. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?

4. What are Ailill and Medb talking about as they lie in their bed?

5. At the age of five, how does Cuchulain show he has special abilities?

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