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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Red-Shame of Menn | The Charioteers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cuchulain destroy Ferchu and his bandits?
(a) By cutting off their heads.
(b) By slow torture.
(c) By poisoning them.
(d) By driving them off a cliff.

2. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?
(a) Medb and Ailill marching towards him.
(b) The bodies of hundreds of his slain warriors.
(c) Thousands of chariots lined up for battle.
(d) The trees in the valley have been chopped down.

3. How do the Irish woman react to Cuchulain's appearance?
(a) They think he is ugly.
(b) They ask the soldiers to lift them up to see him.
(c) They won't look at him because he is their enemy.
(d) They can't see him - he is invisible to women.

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

5. How does Cethern get killed?
(a) He is pushed off a cliff.
(b) Ailill's son lures him into a ring of armed men.
(c) He is drowned in a vat of cattle blood.
(d) Medb ties him up and leaves him to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cethern's wounds tell?

2. Who is Finnabair?

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

4. What does Cethern have on his stomach to keep his organs inside?

5. What does Medb do as she makes her way through Ulster?

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