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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Cethern's wounds tell?
(a) How long he has to live.
(b) The future of the Irish.
(c) How healthy he is.
(d) What sort of person inflicted them.

2. Dubthach of Ulster is angry with Cuchulain. Why?
(a) Cuchulain forced his sons to join his army.
(b) His wife told him Cuchulain was rude to her.
(c) Cuchulain tried to kidnap his wife.
(d) His wife is enamored of Cuchulain.

3. How many witches foretell the defeat of Ulster?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. How does Amargin try to block the Irish fighters?
(a) By setting fire to the forest.
(b) By throwing stones at them.
(c) By sending his trained wolves after them.
(d) By building a road block.

5. Where will Medb and Ailill say they will see Menn again?
(a) In his home kingdom.
(b) At the crowning Cuchulain as their king.
(c) In heaven.
(d) At the great battle.

6. Where do Ferchu and his bandits do their robbing and stealing?
(a) On the coastal area.
(b) In the borderlands.
(c) On the isle of Arran.
(d) In Connemara.

7. Ferdiad is picked to fight Cuchulain but refuses. What does Medb do?
(a) Shames him in front of all the men.
(b) Throws him into a pit of snakes.
(c) Ties him to a tree.
(d) Gets sorcerers to create boils on Ferdiad's skin.

8. Who does Donn the bull fight?
(a) Ailill's bull.
(b) Cuchulain's bull.
(c) Fergus's bull.
(d) The Great Bull of Ulster.

9. How many warriors did Menn bring with him?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

10. Who comes to help Cuchulain after Catalin beats him into the ground?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Ferchu.
(c) Laeg.
(d) Fiachu.

11. What does Cuchulain want the Ulstermen to do?
(a) To join the Irish army.
(b) To leave Ireland.
(c) To raise arms.
(d) To lay down their arms.

12. What do the doctors tell Cethern?
(a) That magically, there are no signs of wounds.
(b) That he will die from his wounds.
(c) That his wounds are not serious.
(d) That he should kill Cuchulain.

13. How do Cuchulain and Mann fight?
(a) With swords.
(b) With slingshots.
(c) With bows and arrows.
(d) With their bare hands.

14. Who is Sencha?
(a) A teller of fortunes.
(b) Cuchulain's younger brother.
(c) Conchobar's general.
(d) Fergus's son.

15. What fraction of the Irish army survives Cuchulain's rage?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-quarter.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-half.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the men of Ulster come together?

2. What does Donn take back to Cruachan the next morning?

3. What does Cethern demand from Cuchulain?

4. What is Iliach's reaction to the Irish scorn?

5. What does Ferdiad say he will do if he kills Cuchulain?

(see the answer keys)

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