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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. How did the men of Ireland and Ulster honor the men who died in battle?
(a) They held special ceremonies every year.
(b) They built statues on the battlefields.
(c) They named the land where they fell after them.
(d) They gave their widows gold.

2. What does Cuchulain do to the three MacArach men?
(a) Marches them off to his camp.
(b) Decapitates them.
(c) Throws them into a pit.
(d) Laughs at them and rides off.

3. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?
(a) They tie Forgemen to a swinging gate and let the cattle through.
(b) They make him lie down in the cattle barn where the animals eat.
(c) They drive Forgemen and the cattle into a narrow valley.
(d) They have the dogs round up the cattle where Forgemen sleeps on the ground.

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

5. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?
(a) Weaving lace.
(b) Tending to her cattle.
(c) Playing on a harp.
(d) Looking into a crystal ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the bull of Cooley?

2. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?

3. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?

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

5. Why does Cuchulain increase his killing as Medb moves into Ulster?

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