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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. What is Medb's reaction to Etarcumul's death?
(a) She cries in grief.
(b) She screams in rage.
(c) She surrenders and starts for home.
(d) She kills Fergus.

2. How does Cuchulain kill Cyr?
(a) Throws an apple through his shield and head.
(b) Hits him over the head with his shield.
(c) Breaks his neck while wrestling.
(d) Hides in an apple tree and shoots him with an arrow.

3. What job does Laeg do for Cuchulain?
(a) He is his chariot driver.
(b) He is his personal assistant.
(c) He is his fortune teller.
(d) He is his battle advisor.

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

5. Medb and Ailill split into two groups. What does Ailill then do?
(a) He ambushes a group of Cuchalain's men.
(b) He stops and camps for a while because he is ill.
(c) He gets lost on the unfamiliar road.
(d) He sends a spy to see what Medb and Fergus are doing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ailill do about the marching boys of Ulster?

3. Why was it unusual that Cuchulain killed Lochi?

4. Etarcumul declares he will kill Cuchulain. Why does Cuchulain refuse to fight him?

5. Why does the narrator say it would be boring to tell about every battle?

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