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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After hearing the three stories about Cuchulain's youth, what do they Irishmen think?
(a) They will have to fight a very strong battle to defeat him.
(b) They know the storytellers are exaggerating.
(c) They can take him because they outnumber him.
(d) They think the stories were made up just to scare them.

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

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

4. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?
(a) He is a great speaker.
(b) He is a teenager.
(c) He is considered a god.
(d) He is a great warrior.

5. Why does the fairy put magical herbs on Cuchulain while he sleeps?
(a) To give him the power to see the future.
(b) To give him superhuman eyesight.
(c) To increase his strength.
(d) To heal his wounds.

6. How does the army get the cattle herd to trample Forgemen to death?
(a) They tie Forgemen to a swinging gate and let the cattle through.
(b) They drive Forgemen and the cattle into a narrow valley.
(c) They have the dogs round up the cattle where Forgemen sleeps on the ground.
(d) They make him lie down in the cattle barn where the animals eat.

7. Due to Munremar and Curoi's activities, what does Medb ask Cuchulain to do?
(a) Supply her with more livestock.
(b) More space for her army's camp.
(c) Give her money to pay her soldiers.
(d) A short truce so she can move her troops.

8. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?
(a) Destroy all the villages in the area.
(b) Surround Cooley and just wait.
(c) Divide into groups and look for the bull.
(d) Raid Conchobar's castle.

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

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

11. Why were the men of Ireland waiting around for two weeks?
(a) They were deciding which men would be in each unit.
(b) They were training for battle.
(c) They were waiting for supplies to arrive.
(d) They were waiting for a sign to go into battle.

12. What does the narrator tell the reader at the end of "The Foretelling"?
(a) That the narrator was Medb's personal bodyguard.
(b) The introduction is over and the body of the story is next.
(c) That the story will be lost forever if not spoken aloud.
(d) That the introduction was just a dream sequence.

13. How does Cuchulain get his revenge on Medb for sending six Druids to fight him?
(a) He makes plans to capture Medb.
(b) He kills some soldiers with his slingshot.
(c) He captures and tortures Medb's beloved dog.
(d) He takes one hundred soldiers prisoner.

14. Ferbaeth is next in line to fight Cuchulain. What is his relationship to Cuchulain?
(a) He is his cousin.
(b) He is his physician.
(c) He is his foster brother.
(d) He is his personal assistant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Medb wants to borrow Dari of Cooley's bull for a year. What deal does MacRoth the Messenger offer Dari?

2. How does Cuchulain kill Ferbaeth?

3. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?

4. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?

5. Why does Fergus take the time to tell the Irishmen about Cuchulain's youthful exploits?

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