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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. What does Ailill do about the marching boys of Ulster?
(a) He ignores them - they are just kids.
(b) He takes them all prisoner.
(c) He sends his own men to destroy them.
(d) He makes them into slaves.

2. Why does the king decide to recognize young Cuchulain as a great warrior?
(a) If he doesn't, Cuchulain will kill all the boys in the kingdom.
(b) If he doesn't, Cuchulain will kill his livestock.
(c) If he doesn't, Cuchulain has threatened to kill him.
(d) If he doesn't, Cuchulain's father will take his land.

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

4. What does Medb do as she makes her way through Ulster?
(a) Kills everyone she comes across.
(b) Steals everything she can.
(c) Names all the places after herself.
(d) Makes the men join her army.

5. How many young boys of Ulster march off to help Cuchulan defeat the Irish?
(a) Four hundred and fifty.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred and fifty.
(d) Eight hundred and fifty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?

3. Why did Lochi wear a golden tiara?

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

5. Why is Finnabair killed?

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