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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. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?
(a) He is a great warrior.
(b) He is considered a god.
(c) He is a teenager.
(d) He is a great speaker.

2. Cuchulain had another name before he took the name Cuchulain. What was it?
(a) Cormac.
(b) Setanta.
(c) Brian Boru.
(d) Culann.

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

4. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?
(a) He joins Cuchulain's men.
(b) He is tied up and left on his own.
(c) He is allowed to go free.
(d) He is killed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Medb react to Fedelm's prophecy of a bloody battle?

2. Medb wants to borrow Dari of Cooley's bull for a year. What deal does MacRoth the Messenger offer Dari?

3. Why does the king decide to recognize young Cuchulain as a great warrior?

4. What did the Crutti Cainbili turn into after they ran away from the men of Ireland?

5. What did Cuchulain get the man of Ireland to tell him?

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