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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Head-Place of Ferchu | Mann's Fight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Fergus send to tell Cuchulain that he should never be caught running from battle?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Lochi.
(c) MacRoth.
(d) Fiachu.

2. Dubthach plots to capture Cuchulain. What does Fergus do?
(a) Join Dubthach in his plot.
(b) Kick Dubthach out of the camp.
(c) Kill Dubthach.
(d) Tells Cuchulain what Dubthach is doing.

3. What does Cuchulain do each night?
(a) Steal the Irish livestock.
(b) Kill one hundred of the Irish.
(c) Tell stories and poems of his great victories.
(d) Set fires around the camps of the Irish.

4. What do the Irish men think of the result of the meeting of the Ulstermen?
(a) They are disgusted with the Ulster men.
(b) They plot to join them and fight Cuchulain.
(c) They want to make peace.
(d) They think Cuchulain is too weak to fight these men.

5. Why does Nathcrantail tell Medb that Cuchulain is a coward?
(a) Cuchulain ran after a flock of birds.
(b) Cuchulain ran away from Nathcrantail when he saw him coming.
(c) Cuchulain threw down his sword at Nathcrantail's feet.
(d) Cuchulain would not talk to anyone without ten bodyguards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her second disguise, Morrigan is an eel. What does she do to Cuchulain in battle?

2. Who is Finnabair?

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

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

5. What fraction of the young boys of Ulster march off to help Cuchulain defeat the Irish?

(see the answer key)

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