View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Slaying of Ferbaeth | The Combat of Larini MacNois.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the bull enter Medb's possession?
(a) She steals it from Cuchulain's men.
(b) It is given to her as a gift from the Irish man who found it.
(c) She trades a bag full of gold for it.
(d) Cuchulain fights the Irish and the cattle run to the Irish camp.

2. Why does Cuchulain increase his killing as Medb moves into Ulster?
(a) He is nervous that they are getting stronger.
(b) They are taunting him and it angers him.
(c) They are increasing their numbers of warriors.
(d) They are reaching his own lands.

3. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?
(a) They make him lie down in the cattle barn where the animals eat.
(b) They drive Forgemen and the cattle into a narrow valley.
(c) They tie Forgemen to a swinging gate and let the cattle through.
(d) They have the dogs round up the cattle where Forgemen sleeps on the ground.

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

5. After Redg the Satirist is killed, how many men do Medb and Ailill send to battle with Cuchulain?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Cuchulain trick the man of Ireland into telling him what he wants to know?

3. How does Cuchulain kill Ferbaeth?

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

5. What are Munremar and Curoi involved in?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 373 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample