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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Uala die?
(a) He fell into a ravine.
(b) He was killed by Cuchulain.
(c) He was accidentally killed by his own men.
(d) He drowned in the river.

2. What is Cuchulain doing while the men of Ireland are tunneling?
(a) Training new men for battle.
(b) Making deals with other kings to help him.
(c) Digging a tunnel from the other side.
(d) Following them and killing some of them.

3. How does Cuchulain kill Mani, Medb and Ailill's son?
(a) He tricks him into retreating and his men kill him.
(b) He creates a flood and Mani drowns in it.
(c) He stabs him with his sword.
(d) He traps him in a wooded area and kills him.

4. Why does Medb want her men to tunnel through the mountain?
(a) She thinks tunnels are lucky.
(b) She thinks it's a good way to hide from Cuchulain.
(c) She wants to leave a scar on the land of Ulster.
(d) She has to kill a lot of time before the battle.

5. How does Medb react to Fedelm's prophecy of a bloody battle?
(a) She says she doesn't trust Fedelm.
(b) She is very nervous and afraid.
(c) She gives reasons why she isn't afraid of Conchobar.
(d) She tells Fedelm she doesn't believe in prophesies.

6. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?
(a) He is Conchobar's brother and knows how to handle him.
(b) He has been an advisor to all the powerful men of Ulster.
(c) He was an Ulster king himself before Conchobar drove him out.
(d) He is the only one who speaks their language well.

7. The Crutti Cainbilli were not ordinary men at all. What were they?
(a) Kings and princes.
(b) Christian priests.
(c) Druids.
(d) Witches.

8. Why does Cuchulain increase his killing as Medb moves into Ulster?
(a) He is nervous that they are getting stronger.
(b) They are reaching his own lands.
(c) They are taunting him and it angers him.
(d) They are increasing their numbers of warriors.

9. What does Forgemen do?
(a) He takes care of the other cattle of Cooley.
(b) He makes sure the armor is ready for the Irish fighters.
(c) He negotiates everything between Medb and Cuchulain.
(d) He takes care of the great bull of Cooley.

10. What does Fergus get Cuchulain to agree to?
(a) To kill only one man at a time.
(b) To train Etarcumul as a warrior.
(c) To surrender.
(d) To give Medb and Ailill some of the lands of Ulster.

11. 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.

12. Dari accepts Medb's offer. After the feast to celebrate, he changes his mind. Why?
(a) He believes Medb has lied to him about her plans.
(b) He realizes he needs the bull in order to stay wealthy.
(c) He overhears a drunken man say they'd have taken the bull by force anyway.
(d) At the drunken feast, he is treated disrespectfully by Medb's men.

13. What do Medb and Ailill think is responsible for Cuchulain's success in battle?
(a) His warriors really do all the work.
(b) He has a magic spearlet.
(c) His druids cast battle spells.
(d) He has a magic slingshot.

14. How does the bull enter Medb's possession?
(a) She steals it from Cuchulain's men.
(b) She trades a bag full of gold for it.
(c) Cuchulain fights the Irish and the cattle run to the Irish camp.
(d) It is given to her as a gift from the Irish man who found it.

15. What does the fairy warrior offer to do for Cuchulain?
(a) Tell him all the secrets his knows about the Irish battle strategy.
(b) Fight the Irish while Cuchulain rests and gets better.
(c) Lead the Irish army away from him.
(d) Hide Cuchulain in his secret cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Medb a powerful person in her own right?

2. What happens to Cuchulain's body when he becomes very angry about the actions of the Irish?

3. After Redg the Satirist is killed, how many men do Medb and Ailill send to battle with Cuchulain?

4. Why was Cyr chosen to fight Cuchulain?

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

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