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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XII - XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is named king for one year?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Macha.
(d) Nes.

2. Who does Fergus want to marry?
(a) Nes.
(b) Derdriu.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Macha.

3. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father?
(a) Sualdim.
(b) Ferdia.
(c) Rochad.
(d) Fingin.

4. What is the name of Medb's herdsman killed in Section VI?
(a) Glenn Gatlaig,
(b) Lothar.
(c) Tain.
(d) Cronn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?

2. Who do the poets of Ireland gather to meet?

3. Who warns the men of Ulster of the pending war?

4. What are the army's 3,000 elite warriors called?

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

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