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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Fergus send to tell Cuchulain that he should never be caught running from battle?
(a) MacRoth.
(b) Fiachu.
(c) Lochi.
(d) Ailill.

3. What does Cuchulain pray for Morrigan?
(a) That she will tell him where Medb is.
(b) That she will find riches.
(c) That she will live to be a hundred.
(d) That her injuries would heal.

4. 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 overhears a drunken man say they'd have taken the bull by force anyway.
(c) At the drunken feast, he is treated disrespectfully by Medb's men.
(d) He realizes he needs the bull in order to stay wealthy.

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

6. What does Cuchulain do every day to prepare for battle?
(a) Talks with his advisors.
(b) Practices his skills and stays fit.
(c) Plays chess to improve his strategies.
(d) Chooses the best horse.

7. How does Cuchulain kill Cyr?
(a) Throws an apple through his shield and head.
(b) Breaks his neck while wrestling.
(c) Hits him over the head with his shield.
(d) Hides in an apple tree and shoots him with an arrow.

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

9. What is the result of Finnabair's death?
(a) Fergus goes over to Cuchulain's side.
(b) Ailill and Medb agree there will be no truce with Cuchulain.
(c) The truce is renewed with changes.
(d) Medb offers Cuchulain one of her daughters as a bride.

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

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

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

13. What does Cuchulain do to the three MacArach men?
(a) Marches them off to his camp.
(b) Throws them into a pit.
(c) Decapitates them.
(d) Laughs at them and rides off.

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

15. What is the name of the bull of Cooley?
(a) Morrigan.
(b) Donn.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Barry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?

2. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?

3. Who decides to try to kill Cuchulain after the slaughter of the boy troop?

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

5. Etarcumul declares he will kill Cuchulain. Why does Cuchulain refuse to fight him?

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