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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Etarcumul declares he will kill Cuchulain. Why does Cuchulain refuse to fight him?
(a) Etarcumul came with Fergus who Cuchulain calls his foster-father.
(b) Cuchulain is afraid he would lose and die himself.
(c) Etarcumul is too young to fight.
(d) He believes Etarcumul is his own brother.

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

3. What does Forgemen do?
(a) He makes sure the armor is ready for the Irish fighters.
(b) He takes care of the other cattle of Cooley.
(c) He negotiates everything between Medb and Cuchulain.
(d) He takes care of the great bull of Cooley.

4. How did Uala die?
(a) He was accidentally killed by his own men.
(b) He was killed by Cuchulain.
(c) He fell into a ravine.
(d) He drowned in the river.

5. What does the spy find out?
(a) Medb is very discouraged and is planning a new strategy.
(b) Medb believes Ailill has turned against her.
(c) Medb and Fergus are having an affair.
(d) Medb has disappeared with the soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ailill and Medb want to ask Cuchulain for after the slaughter of the boy trooper?

2. Who does Fergus send to tell Cuchulain that he should never be caught running from battle?

3. What fraction of the young boys of Ulster march off to help Cuchulain defeat the Irish?

4. How did the men of Ireland and Ulster honor the men who died in battle?

5. Why was Cyr chosen to fight Cuchulain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Orlam and what happens to him?

2. How are the charioteers from Ulster killed by the Irish?

3. Cuchulain lets Medb resettle her army, but meanwhile what is happening?

4. What happens at the impassable river the Irish army come upon?

5. Who does Cuchulain kill in "The Meeting of Cuchulain and Finnabair". Why?

6. What are some of the actions of the Ulstermen as the eve of the great battle approaches?

7. Fueled by the anger of the Slaughter of the Youths, what does Cuchulain do?

8. How does the book end with both victory and defeat?

9. Why is Cethern a good ally for Cuchulain?

10. What does Donn the bull do after Medb lets him loose after the battle?

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