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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Account of the Appearance of Cuchulain | Dubthach's Jealousy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cuchulain do each night?
(a) Tell stories and poems of his great victories.
(b) Set fires around the camps of the Irish.
(c) Steal the Irish livestock.
(d) Kill one hundred of the Irish.

2. How does Cuchulain get his revenge on Medb for sending six Druids to fight him?
(a) He captures and tortures Medb's beloved dog.
(b) He kills some soldiers with his slingshot.
(c) He makes plans to capture Medb.
(d) He takes one hundred soldiers prisoner.

3. How does Cuchulain convince Loch that he should fight him?
(a) He stole his wife away from him.
(b) He told him he had put a curse on his family.
(c) He wore a pretend beard to look older.
(d) He killed a herd of deer in front of him.

4. After Redg the Satirist is killed, how many men do Medb and Ailill send to battle with Cuchulain?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Medb offer Cuchulain if he will stop killing her men?

2. What is unusual about Cuchulain's hair?

3. How does the fairy Morrigan first disguise herself in battle with Cuchulain?

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

5. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?

(see the answer key)

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