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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Harrying of Cooley | The Proposals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it unusual that Cuchulain killed Lochi?
(a) He knew that this would truly anger the men of Ireland.
(b) The druids would punish him for killing an unarmed person.
(c) Mythic war heros rarely killed innocent women.
(d) She was actually from Ulster.

2. What does the spy find out?
(a) Medb has disappeared with the soldiers.
(b) Medb believes Ailill has turned against her.
(c) Medb and Fergus are having an affair.
(d) Medb is very discouraged and is planning a new strategy.

3. The stories about Cuchulain show that he has amazing abilities but he also has a flaw. What is it?
(a) He wants to be top dog, no matter who suffers.
(b) He is not physically strong.
(c) He takes too long to make decisions.
(d) He changes his strategy too often.

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

5. Medb and Ailill split into two groups. What does Ailill then do?
(a) He stops and camps for a while because he is ill.
(b) He gets lost on the unfamiliar road.
(c) He ambushes a group of Cuchalain's men.
(d) He sends a spy to see what Medb and Fergus are doing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Crutti Cainbilli were not ordinary men at all. What were they?

2. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?

3. Why did Lochi wear a golden tiara?

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

5. What does Cuchulain do to the three MacArach men?

(see the answer key)

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