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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harrying of Cooley | The Proposals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Crutti Cainbilli were not ordinary men at all. What were they?
(a) Druids.
(b) Witches.
(c) Christian priests.
(d) Kings and princes.

2. What does Cuchulain propose by saying he won't kill the men anymore if he gets food and water each day?
(a) A ceasefire.
(b) A surrender.
(c) A truce.
(d) A declaration of war.

3. Why were the men of Ireland waiting around for two weeks?
(a) They were training for battle.
(b) They were waiting for supplies to arrive.
(c) They were waiting for a sign to go into battle.
(d) They were deciding which men would be in each unit.

4. 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 know the storytellers are exaggerating.
(c) They will have to fight a very strong battle to defeat him.
(d) They think the stories were made up just to scare them.

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 story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.
(c) That the narrator was Medb's personal bodyguard.
(d) The introduction is over and the body of the story is next.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Uala die?

2. Where did Medb and Ailill's neighboring kings' men gather?

3. Why does the king decide to recognize young Cuchulain as a great warrior?

4. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?

5. What does the spy find out?

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