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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons does Gaile Dana have?
(a) 27.
(b) 32.
(c) 5.
(d) 18.

2. What does Medb have bards and poets tell about in Chapter XI?
(a) Ferdia's cowardice.
(b) Ferdia's loyalty.
(c) Cuchulainn's evil monstrous personality.
(d) Fedlam's wicked ways.

3. Where does the army hear the bull is hiding?
(a) Alba.
(b) Finnabair.
(c) Black Cauldron.
(d) Conaille.

4. How many men does Cuchulainn kill when Medb's army attack him at their "truce" meeting?
(a) 14.
(b) 29.
(c) 9.
(d) 31.

5. What does Cuchulainn drink that unwittingly heals an old woman?
(a) Milk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Berry juice.
(d) Water.

6. With whom is Finnabair smitten in Chapter XII?
(a) Ferdia.
(b) Fingin.
(c) Rochad.
(d) Cethern.

7. Which warrior refuses to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Curoi.
(c) Etarcomol.
(d) Nadcranntail.

8. Who intervenes to help Cuchulainn fight Gaile Dana and his sons?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Tain.
(c) Fiacha .
(d) Medb.

9. What is the name of Medb's herdsman killed in Section VI?
(a) Lothar.
(b) Glenn Gatlaig,
(c) Cronn.
(d) Tain.

10. How many healers tell the Ulster warrior that he is beyond help?
(a) 12.
(b) 32.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

11. Who was sent to seize Cuchulainn's javelin from him?
(a) Medb.
(b) A bold warrior.
(c) A court jester.
(d) A satirist.

12. Why doesn't Cuchulainn want to fight Ferbaeth?
(a) They are foster brothers.
(b) He is much bigger.
(c) Ferbaeth doesn't have a beard.
(d) Ferbaeth isn't much of a challenge.

13. What word does Medb use to describe her thighs in Chapter XI?
(a) Gripping.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Smooth.
(d) Chunky.

14. Where does Medb find the prized bull?
(a) In her backyard.
(b) In Cuib.
(c) In Druid.
(d) In Ulster.

15. How long will the Ulster warrior live if restored to full warrior ability?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanied Fergus to offer Ailill's truce offer to Cuchulainn?

2. How many healing options does the royal healer give to the Ulster warrior?

3. What is the first weapon Cuchulainn and his foster-brother choose to fight with in Chapter XI?

4. Which river in Section VI seems to flood to bar the army from passing?

5. Which warrior agrees to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII in exchange for marrying Ailill's daughter?

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