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

2. Ferbaeth is next in line to fight Cuchulain. What is his relationship to Cuchulain?
(a) He is his cousin.
(b) He is his personal assistant.
(c) He is his physician.
(d) He is his foster brother.

3. Larini is a weak fighter but is being sent to fight Cuchulain. Why?
(a) He has angered Medb.
(b) Medb will make Lugaid avenge his brother's death.
(c) He owes Medb a favor.
(d) He has volunteered for a suicide mission.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the result of the man of Ireland's dealing with Cuchulain?

3. Why does Nathcrantail tell Medb that Cuchulain is a coward?

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

5. How does Cuchulain kill Mani, Medb and Ailill's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cuchulain kill Tamon?

2. How do Medb and Ailill want to use their daughter Finnabair for their own ends? What is the result?

3. What are Medb's weak points? Give some examples.

4. As the battle approaches, what does Fergus see? What does he warn Ailill?

5. What does Ailill's spy find out about Medb and Fergus? What does Ailill do about it?

6. How does the fairy Morrigan disguise herself while Loch is battling with Cuchulain? Is she successful in stopping Cuchulain?

7. Who does Cuchulain kill on the riverbank? Why were they there?

8. Medb decides she wants a great bull to match Ailill's. What is the outcome of this?

9. How does Cuchulain kill the three men from macArach?

10. Nathcrantail is killed for what he said about Cuchulain. What did he say?

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