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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Combat of Munremar and Curoi | The Slaughter of the Boy Troop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds the bull of Cooley?
(a) Birney.
(b) Brian Boru.
(c) Buide.
(d) Brede.

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

3. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?
(a) Set up camps for the men of Ireland.
(b) Plan a strategy to attack Cuchulain's men.
(c) Bury the heads of the slain frontrunners.
(d) Fix the chariots destroyed the day before.

4. What is the result of Finnabair's death?
(a) Ailill and Medb agree there will be no truce with Cuchulain.
(b) Medb offers Cuchulain one of her daughters as a bride.
(c) Fergus goes over to Cuchulain's side.
(d) The truce is renewed with changes.

5. Why did Lochi wear a golden tiara?
(a) It protected her from evil spirits.
(b) It showed that she was a royal maid.
(c) It meant she was related to the queen.
(d) It meant she was an adult woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the bull enter Medb's possession?

2. Why were the men of Ireland waiting around for two weeks?

3. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?

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

5. Why was Medb a powerful person in her own right?

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