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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Cuchulainn Was Begotten, pages 21-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has war with Aife?
(a) Forgall.
(b) Scathach.
(c) Cuchulaiin.
(d) Domnall.

2. How many babies are born at the finish line of the chariot race?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. Which misty figure explains the Tain?
(a) Senchan.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Muirgen.
(d) Conchobor.

4. Who announces the day and time that is perfect for conceiving a child who would gain great fame in Ireland?
(a) Nes.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Senchan.
(d) Cathbad.

5. Who do the poets of Ireland gather to meet?
(a) Fergus mac Roich.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Muirgen.
(d) Senchan Torpeist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the story of the Tain recorded?

2. Who does Deichtine marry?

3. Who does Fergus want to marry?

4. Who refuses Conchobor's sexual advances?

5. What is the name of t he child who screamed in the womb?

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