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. Why does Fergus take the time to tell the Irishmen about Cuchulain's youthful exploits?
(a) So they can make a plan to capture him.
(b) So they are prepared to deal with a powerful threat.
(c) So they can cancel the battle and go home.
(d) So they can bring in more men to fight.

2. After hearing the three stories about Cuchulain's youth, what do they Irishmen think?
(a) They can take him because they outnumber him.
(b) They think the stories were made up just to scare them.
(c) They know the storytellers are exaggerating.
(d) They will have to fight a very strong battle to defeat him.

3. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?
(a) He is Conchobar's brother and knows how to handle him.
(b) He has been an advisor to all the powerful men of Ulster.
(c) He is the only one who speaks their language well.
(d) He was an Ulster king himself before Conchobar drove him out.

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

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