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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is killed by the bulls while they fight?

2. Why does Cuchulain go into battle after he hears someone fighting mightily against Conchobar?

3. How does Laeg make Cuchulain feel better about not fighting?

4. Ailill sends MacRoth into the woods. What does he see?

5. Dubthach of Ulster is angry with Cuchulain. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is used when a concrete object is used to represent an idea or emotion. Explain the use of symbolism in Chapter 16. What is the concrete object that symbolizes something abstract? What does it symbolize? Explain with an example how this illustrates the situation of the Irish later in the chapter. Supply three more examples that show how it symbolizes the situation of the Irish later in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain in your own words the resolution of the story The Cattle Raid of Cooley. (2) What was the outcome for the following characters, describing it in two or three sentences:

a. Medb

b. Cuchulain

c. Dann

d. Fergus

Essay Topic 3

Pride as a personal characteristic is prevalent in The Cattle Raid of Cooley. Show how pride is shown as a characteristic of these warriors and provide two instances where pride influences their decisions or actions:

(a) Cuchulain

(b) Fergus

(c) Ferdiad

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