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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. Who decides to raise the evil child who screamed in the womb?
(a) Nes.
(b) Cathbad.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Fedlimid.

2. How many babies are born at the finish line of the chariot race?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Who raced the chariot?
(a) Dredriu.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Macha.
(d) Fergus.

4. How many men does Cuchulaiin's girl want him to kill at each ford?
(a) 5.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 2500.

5. How does Cuchulainn chop down a tree?
(a) Snaps it with his bare hands.
(b) With one chop.
(c) Using his own teeth.
(d) With a live beaver to saw through it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Deichtine marry?

2. Who is sent to find the story of "Tain Bo Cuailnge?"

3. Who acts as a midwife, delivering a child at the inn?

4. What is it that Medb's army searches to find?

5. How many feats must Cuchulainn complete to win his girl's heart?

(see the answer key)

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