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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cuchulain go into battle after he hears someone fighting mightily against Conchobar?
(a) Conchobar asks him to help.
(b) His wounds have healed.
(c) The witches tell him to.
(d) He discovers Fergus is fighting against him.

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

3. What is Iliach's reaction to the Irish scorn?
(a) He is scared and runs away.
(b) He sends for his troops.
(c) He makes them chase him and they fall off a cliff.
(d) He is enraged and kills them with his bare hands.

4. Who is next to fight the Irish after Menn?
(a) The huntsmen.
(b) The wizards.
(c) The charioteers.
(d) The scouts of Eireann.

5. Why do the Irish fighters scorn Iliach as a warrior?
(a) His horse and chariot are shabby.
(b) He has no weapons.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He is a braggart.

6. Cethern's father, Fintan, brings a hundred and fifty men with him. How many Irish do they kill?
(a) Five times as many.
(b) Ten times as many.
(c) Twice as many.
(d) Three times as many.

7. Who visit the Irish in their camps?
(a) Ghouls and spirits.
(b) Witches.
(c) Ghosts of slain soldiers.
(d) Cuchulain.

8. Why does Medb stop Curoi from confronting Amargin?
(a) Because his fighting skills are very poor.
(b) Because he is killing more of their men than Amargin is.
(c) Because she loves him and wants him alive.
(d) Because he is needed for the final battle.

9. Who was the leader of the Youths of Ulster?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Conchobar.
(c) Aisling.
(d) Follomain.

10. Why did the Irish name the site of the battle the Tooth-Fight?
(a) They used teeth of wild animals as their talismans.
(b) They fought by biting each other.
(c) The bodies of the men were jaw-locked with one another.
(d) They were said to have fought "tooth and nail".

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

12. Why did the Irish pick Tamon to go to Cuchulain in disguise?
(a) Because he was a coward.
(b) Because he was clever.
(c) Because he was a rebel.
(d) Because he was dim-witted.

13. Which of the following is untrue about Mann?
(a) He is gigantic.
(b) He is loud.
(c) He is a coward.
(d) Medb sends him to fight Cuchulain.

14. What does Conchobar order the men of Ulster to do?
(a) To kill Medb but not Ailill.
(b) Refuse to fight.
(c) March south.
(d) To take up arms.

15. Ailill sends MacRoth into the woods. What does he see?
(a) Soldiers hiding in caves.
(b) A herd of every type of animal.
(c) Cuchulain disguised as an eagle.
(d) The riches Ailill has hidden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Iliach in the end?

2. What does Donn's last action put an end to?

3. Who helps Catalin fight Cuchulain?

4. Ferdiad is picked to fight Cuchulain but refuses. What does Medb do?

5. What does Cethern soak in for three days?

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