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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. What does Cuchulain propose by saying he won't kill the men anymore if he gets food and water each day?
(a) A truce.
(b) A declaration of war.
(c) A surrender.
(d) A ceasefire.

2. What do Ailill and Medb want to ask Cuchulain for after the slaughter of the boy trooper?
(a) Carts to transport soldiers.
(b) A truce.
(c) Prisoners of war.
(d) A final showdown.

3. Which of the following is untrue about Mann?
(a) He is gigantic.
(b) Medb sends him to fight Cuchulain.
(c) He is a coward.
(d) He is loud.

4. What does "red-shame" refer to?
(a) Clothes.
(b) A shield.
(c) Blood.
(d) Hair.

5. Cuchulain comes across one of the men of Ireland. What does he help him do?
(a) Plan a strategy to attack Cuchulain's men.
(b) Fix the chariots destroyed the day before.
(c) Set up camps for the men of Ireland.
(d) Bury the heads of the slain frontrunners.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stories about Cuchulain show that he has amazing abilities but he also has a flaw. What is it?

2. How does the bull enter Medb's possession?

3. What happens to Oengus after he arrives to help Cuchulain?

4. Why did the Irish name the site of the battle the Tooth-Fight?

5. Why does Cuchulain increase his killing as Medb moves into Ulster?

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