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

2. Why were the men of Ireland waiting around for two weeks?
(a) They were waiting for a sign to go into battle.
(b) They were deciding which men would be in each unit.
(c) They were training for battle.
(d) They were waiting for supplies to arrive.

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

4. What did Cuchulain get the man of Ireland to tell him?
(a) Where the Irish troops are hiding.
(b) Which tent Medb and Ailill are sleeping in.
(c) The best way to find food for his own troops.
(d) The quickest way to get to Dublin.

5. The Crutti Cainbilli were not ordinary men at all. What were they?
(a) Christian priests.
(b) Druids.
(c) Witches.
(d) Kings and princes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?

3. How does Cuchulain kill Mani, Medb and Ailill's son?

4. What is Cuchulain doing while the men of Ireland are tunneling?

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

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