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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Cuchulainn Was Begotten, pages 21-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Conchobor's sister?
(a) Nes.
(b) Derdriu.
(c) Conch.
(d) Deichtine.

3. Which drunk man slept with his sister?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Muirgen.
(d) Senchan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the wise judge that Conchobor consults?

3. Who is Conchobor's mother?

4. What, according to Cuchulaiin's girl, must he do without for one year?

5. How does the chariot race end?

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