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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 Medb do as she makes her way through Ulster?
(a) Kills everyone she comes across.
(b) Steals everything she can.
(c) Makes the men join her army.
(d) Names all the places after herself.

2. Why was it unusual that Cuchulain killed Lochi?
(a) The druids would punish him for killing an unarmed person.
(b) Mythic war heros rarely killed innocent women.
(c) She was actually from Ulster.
(d) He knew that this would truly anger the men of Ireland.

3. What does Medb offer Cuchulain if he will stop killing her men?
(a) A hundred pounds of gold.
(b) Her niece as a bride for Cuchulain.
(c) Land south of the River Ouse.
(d) Half of her herd of cattle.

4. How does Cuchulain kill Ferbaeth?
(a) He sends someone else to do it.
(b) With poison.
(c) He digs a hole for him to fall into.
(d) By accidentally throwing a stake behind him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fraction of the Irish army survives Cuchulain's rage?

2. What are Munremar and Curoi involved in?

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

4. What job does Laeg do for Cuchulain?

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

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