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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tain, I - III, pages 51 - 76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the chariot race end?
(a) The chariot wins.
(b) She wins.
(c) In a tie.
(d) It never ends.

2. Who refused to serve under a woman?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Finnbennach.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Medb.

3. Who forces Aife to bear a son?
(a) Forgall.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Scathach.

4. Who announces the day and time that is perfect for conceiving a child who would gain great fame in Ireland?
(a) Nes.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Senchan.
(d) Cathbad.

5. How is the story of the Tain recorded?
(a) In writing.
(b) By oral tradition.
(c) In pictures.
(d) On cave walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the army circumvent the trap left in the road for them?

2. What does Cuchulainn do to the horses of the charioteers he stops?

3. What is Fedelm?

4. How does Cuchulainn halt the army's progress upon Ulster?

5. What is the name of Conchobor's sister?

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