This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Combat of Lethan and Cuchulain | The Killing of the Squirrel and of the Tame Bird.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After hearing the three stories about Cuchulain's youth, what do they Irishmen think?
(a) They can take him because they outnumber him.
(b) They will have to fight a very strong battle to defeat him.
(c) They think the stories were made up just to scare them.
(d) They know the storytellers are exaggerating.

4. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?
(a) That the introduction was just a dream sequence.
(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 story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.

5. Why was Medb a powerful person in her own right?
(a) She was a warrior queen.
(b) She was the widow of an Irish king.
(c) She had made some excellent investments.
(d) She was a favorite daughter of a high king of Ireland.