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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV - V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of t he child who screamed in the womb?
(a) Macha.
(b) Fedlimid.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Ness.

2. Who do the poets of Ireland gather to meet?
(a) Muirgen.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Fergus mac Roich.
(d) Senchan Torpeist.

3. Which misty figure explains the Tain?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Senchan.
(d) Muirgen.

4. What are the army's 3,000 elite warriors called?
(a) Galeoin.
(b) Galveston.
(c) Galestrom.
(d) Gae Bolga.

5. What, according to Cuchulaiin's girl, must he do without for one year?
(a) Food.
(b) Water.
(c) Sex.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who slays both Noisiu and Fiacha?

3. Where is the inn in which Conchobor and his men find shelter during their hunt?

4. What is strange about Fedelm?

5. Who explains the scream heard from the womb?

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