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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Finding of the Bull | The Death of Forgemen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the bull of Cooley?
(a) Buide.
(b) Brian Boru.
(c) Birney.
(d) Brede.

2. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?
(a) That the story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.
(b) The introduction is over and the body of the story is next.
(c) That the narrator was Medb's personal bodyguard.
(d) That the introduction was just a dream sequence.

3. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?
(a) Divide into groups and look for the bull.
(b) Destroy all the villages in the area.
(c) Surround Cooley and just wait.
(d) Raid Conchobar's castle.

4. When Medb met Cuchulain she scoffed at him. Why?
(a) He was very young.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) He looked very tired.
(d) He looked very small and weak.

5. How does Medb react to Fedelm's prophecy of a bloody battle?
(a) She gives reasons why she isn't afraid of Conchobar.
(b) She is very nervous and afraid.
(c) She tells Fedelm she doesn't believe in prophesies.
(d) She says she doesn't trust Fedelm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cuchulain do each night?

2. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?

3. What does Medb do as she makes her way through Ulster?

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

5. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?

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