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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?
(a) Looking into a crystal ball.
(b) Tending to her cattle.
(c) Weaving lace.
(d) Playing on a harp.

2. What are the men of Ireland finally able to do after they finish the tunnel?
(a) Cross the stream and take their supplies with them.
(b) Finish the tunnel and reach Ulster.
(c) Go around the mountain on foot.
(d) Trap Cuchulain in a cave.

3. How did the men of Ireland and Ulster honor the men who died in battle?
(a) They built statues on the battlefields.
(b) They held special ceremonies every year.
(c) They named the land where they fell after them.
(d) They gave their widows gold.

4. How does Cuchulain convince Loch that he should fight him?
(a) He stole his wife away from him.
(b) He killed a herd of deer in front of him.
(c) He told him he had put a curse on his family.
(d) He wore a pretend beard to look older.

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

6. Cuchulain had another name before he took the name Cuchulain. What was it?
(a) Cormac.
(b) Culann.
(c) Setanta.
(d) Brian Boru.

7. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?
(a) He breeds with heifers who always have twins.
(b) He is so large he can kill three men with one step.
(c) He breeds with heifers who give birth the next day.
(d) He can speak.

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

9. Who decides to try to kill Cuchulain after the slaughter of the boy troop?
(a) His half-brother.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Six princes.
(d) Medb.

10. In her second disguise, Morrigan is an eel. What does she do to Cuchulain in battle?
(a) Binds herself around his arms.
(b) Scares him so he drops his shield.
(c) Slithers under his armor and tickles him.
(d) Binds herself around his feet.

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

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

13. As Cuchulain watches the Irish army march south to Ulster, why does Cuchulain grow angry with the Irish army?
(a) It still has a huge numbers of soldiers.
(b) He is injured and fears for his life.
(c) He has sworn to kill them all but can't do it.
(d) He wants to make peace and it doesn't.

14. What happens to Cuchulain's body when he becomes very angry about the actions of the Irish?
(a) It becomes twice as strong as it was.
(b) It loses its muscular strength.
(c) It turns into a wolf.
(d) It turns ugly.

15. Who finds the bull of Cooley?
(a) Brian Boru.
(b) Brede.
(c) Birney.
(d) Buide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the fairy put magical herbs on Cuchulain while he sleeps?

2. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?

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

4. Why is Cuchulain sad about fighting Ferbaeth?

5. What does Cuchulain pray for Morrigan?

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