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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 is Cuchulain doing while the men of Ireland are tunneling?
(a) Training new men for battle.
(b) Digging a tunnel from the other side.
(c) Making deals with other kings to help him.
(d) Following them and killing some of them.

2. How does Medb react to Fedelm's prophecy of a bloody battle?
(a) She says she doesn't trust Fedelm.
(b) She gives reasons why she isn't afraid of Conchobar.
(c) She is very nervous and afraid.
(d) She tells Fedelm she doesn't believe in prophesies.

3. At the age of five, how does Cuchulain show he has special abilities?
(a) He can memorize his lessons in only minutes.
(b) He helps Conchobar with his battle strategy.
(c) He can lift three times his weight.
(d) He fought off 150 other boys with his bare hands and toys.

4. Fedelm is a prophet. What is she doing when Medb meets her for the first time?
(a) Playing on a harp.
(b) Weaving lace.
(c) Looking into a crystal ball.
(d) Tending to her cattle.

5. Which of the following is not true about Cuchulain?
(a) He is considered a god.
(b) He is a great warrior.
(c) He is a great speaker.
(d) He is a teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cuchulain get the man of Ireland to tell him?

2. Why does the narrator say it would be boring to tell about every battle?

3. Medb and Ailill split into two groups. What does Ailill then do?

4. Why did Cuchulain promise not to kill Larini?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Medb anger Cuchulain by sending six druids to fight him?

2. Even though Cuchulain is keeping his end of the bargain, Medb and Ailill break theirs. How do they do this?

3. Why does Cethern's lack of patience and better judgment cause his death?

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

5. Why is the battle at Fintan called the tooth-fight?

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

7. How does Cuchulain show the Irish that he is a real threat to them?

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

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

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

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