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

2. How does Cuchulain trick the man of Ireland into telling him what he wants to know?
(a) By pretending to be a holy druid.
(b) By giving the man his sword.
(c) By offering him a bribe.
(d) By saying he would never kill an unarmed man.

3. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?
(a) He breeds with heifers who give birth the next day.
(b) He breeds with heifers who always have twins.
(c) He can speak.
(d) He is so large he can kill three men with one step.

4. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?
(a) The trees in the valley have been chopped down.
(b) Thousands of chariots lined up for battle.
(c) The bodies of hundreds of his slain warriors.
(d) Medb and Ailill marching towards him.

5. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?
(a) Morrigan.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Barry.
(d) Donn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Medb met Cuchulain she scoffed at him. Why?

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

3. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?

4. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?

5. What does Cuchulain propose by saying he won't kill the men anymore if he gets food and water each day?

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