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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Now of the Battle | The Muster of the Men of Erin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Medb met Cuchulain she scoffed at him. Why?
(a) He looked very small and weak.
(b) He looked very tired.
(c) He was drunk.
(d) He was very young.

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

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

4. What are Munremar and Curoi involved in?
(a) Stealing livestock from the Irish.
(b) A business.
(c) A plot.
(d) A feud.

5. Where did Medb and Ailill's neighboring kings' men gather?
(a) At Fergus.
(b) At Dublin.
(c) At Cruachan.
(d) At Connacht.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Medb and Ailill think is responsible for Cuchulain's success in battle?

2. What does Fergus tell Medb as a result of what MacRoth saw in the woods?

3. Cuchulain killed Tamon because Tamon was disguised as someone else. Who?

4. Medb wants Fergus to fight Cuchulain. Why doesn't he want to?

5. Why does the fairy refuse to help Cuchulain avenge the Slaughter of the Youths?

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