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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. Larini is a weak fighter but is being sent to fight Cuchulain. Why?
(a) He has volunteered for a suicide mission.
(b) He has angered Medb.
(c) Medb will make Lugaid avenge his brother's death.
(d) He owes Medb a favor.

2. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?
(a) They drive Forgemen and the cattle into a narrow valley.
(b) They make him lie down in the cattle barn where the animals eat.
(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.

3. At the age of five, how does Cuchulain show he has special abilities?
(a) He can lift three times his weight.
(b) He can memorize his lessons in only minutes.
(c) He helps Conchobar with his battle strategy.
(d) He fought off 150 other boys with his bare hands and toys.

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

5. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?
(a) He is a teenager.
(b) He is a great warrior.
(c) He is considered a god.
(d) He is a great speaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Ailill and Medb talking about as they lie in their bed?

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

3. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?

4. Why was it unusual that Cuchulain killed Lochi?

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

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