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

2. After Redg the Satirist is killed, how many men do Medb and Ailill send to battle with Cuchulain?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Ten.

3. Who decides to try to kill Cuchulain after the slaughter of the boy troop?
(a) Medb.
(b) Six princes.
(c) Ailill.
(d) His half-brother.

4. What are the men of Ireland finally able to do after they finish the tunnel?
(a) Trap Cuchulain in a cave.
(b) Go around the mountain on foot.
(c) Cross the stream and take their supplies with them.
(d) Finish the tunnel and reach Ulster.

5. What does Fergus get Cuchulain to agree to?
(a) To train Etarcumul as a warrior.
(b) To surrender.
(c) To kill only one man at a time.
(d) To give Medb and Ailill some of the lands of Ulster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Morrigan disguise herself when she sees Cuchulain coming?

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

3. What is Cuchulain doing while the men of Ireland are tunneling?

4. Why did Cuchulain promise not to kill Larini?

5. Before the battle begins, what does Cuchulain see that shocks him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do we know that Ferdiad and Cuchulain were equally matched warriors?

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

4. How do the Irish women react to Cuchulain in his regular clothing and hairstyle?

5. Cuchulain accidentally kills Ferbaeth. What was his relationship with Ferbaeth?

6. At first, Ferdiad did not want to fight his old friend Cuchulain. What changed his mind?

7. At the mid-way point, how is the progress of the great battle?

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

9. Why is Cuchulain not happy with his father's actions in The Repeated Warning of Sualtaim? What does Cuchulain have to do in the end?

10. How did Cuchulain manage to kill the gigantic Mann?

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