The Tain Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Tain Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which river in Section VI swells and carries off one-hundred chariots?

2. Which lieutenant meets with Cuchulainn and strikes a truce?

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

4. How many sons does Gaile Dana have?

5. Who helps Cuchulainn develop a fake beard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ailill use the town fool and why is Cuchulainn aggravated by the situation?

2. Why does Ailill mock Fergus after he loses his sword? In what other way does Ailill mock Fergus and why?

3. Why doesn't Cuchulainn kill Fergus whenever the army is nearing Ulster?

4. What causes King Ailill's daughter Finnabair to fall dead?

5. What causes Cuchulainn's massive killings to stop as Ailill and Medb's army approach?

6. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?

7. Chapter XIII contains a long list of great warriors as described by two people. Who are the people and what differs about their descriptions of the great warriors?

8. Who saves Cuchulainn's life as he faces a man and his 27 sons?

9. Why does Cuchulainn strut around the day after his bloody, warp-spasm induced battle?

10. When Medb and Ailill get Fergus drunk and send him to fight Cuchulainn, why doesn't Cuchulainn kill him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a static character? What is a dynamic character? Identify two static characters and two dynamic characters from the story. Explain what about each one makes it either static or dynamic.

Essay Topic 2

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Select a different type of conflict and explain how this story would have differed under that particular type of conflict.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the qualifications of Thomas Kinsella as a translator. What makes him an authority on the translation of The Tain.

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