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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the story of the Tain recorded?
(a) In writing.
(b) By oral tradition.
(c) On cave walls.
(d) In pictures.

3. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?
(a) He's old and ready to die.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is the only one left.
(d) He doesn't have a choice.

4. Where is the inn in which Conchobor and his men find shelter during their hunt?
(a) Ulster.
(b) Brug.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Umster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large were the wounds suffered by Cuchulainn and his foster-brother after the second day of fighting?

2. How does the chariot race end?

3. How many grown soldiers were lifted over the warrior's head?

4. Who slays both Noisiu and Fiacha?

5. What is the name of t he child who screamed in the womb?

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