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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VIII - IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Ferbaeth to fight Cuchulainn?
(a) He wants to prove he's better.
(b) Ailill gets him drunk and talks him into it.
(c) He takes steroids and thinks he can win.
(d) He wants to kill Cuchulainn.

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

3. How many men does Cuchulainn kill when Medb's army attack him at their "truce" meeting?
(a) 31.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 29.

4. Which girl does Cuchulainn court?
(a) Domnall.
(b) Aife.
(c) Dredriu.
(d) Emer.

5. Who catches a "bug" from a drink of water?
(a) Macha.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Deichtine.
(d) Derdriu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing the woman who is talking in bed lacks?

2. What is the name of Medb's herdsman killed in Section VI?

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

4. What is the topic of the couple who is talking in bed?

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

(see the answer key)

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