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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Crutti Cainbili turn into after they ran away from the men of Ireland?
(a) Deer.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cattle.

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

3. What does Cuchulain propose by saying he won't kill the men anymore if he gets food and water each day?
(a) A truce.
(b) A ceasefire.
(c) A declaration of war.
(d) A surrender.

4. 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) He has a magic slingshot.
(d) His druids cast battle spells.

5. When Loch is dying, what does he beg Cuchulain to do?
(a) Kill Loch's second-in-command.
(b) Stop all the battles and make peace.
(c) Step backward so Loch can fall forward.
(d) Pull his spear out of Loch's chest.

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

7. What does Medb do while Cuchulain is with Morrigan?
(a) Plot with Ailill to offer Cuchulain her daughter.
(b) Send Druids out to find Morrigan.
(c) Send one hundred men to fight him.
(d) Send a spy to find out where Cuchulain is.

8. 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.

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

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

11. What are Ailill and Medb talking about as they lie in their bed?
(a) That Medb did not get along with her father.
(b) That Ailill was a king before he married Medb.
(c) Their health.
(d) Their wealth.

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

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

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

15. Why is Finnabair killed?
(a) Cochulain catches on to a trick Ailill tries to pull on him.
(b) She tries to kill Cuchulain herself.
(c) She lies to Cuchulain about Medb.
(d) She is not beautiful enough to be Cuchulain's bride.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the bull of Cooley's special powers?

3. As Cuchulain watches the Irish army march south to Ulster, why does Cuchulain grow angry with the Irish army?

4. What does Fergus get Cuchulain to agree to?

5. What does Cuchulain do to the three MacArach men?

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