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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses Conchobor's sexual advances?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Derdriu.
(c) Nes.
(d) Macha.

2. Who explains the scream heard from the womb?
(a) Fedlimid.
(b) Nes.
(c) Cathbad.
(d) Macha.

3. Who mocks Fergus for going easy against his kinsmen at Ulster?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Medb.

4. How large were the wounds suffered by Cuchulainn and his foster-brother after the second day of fighting?
(a) Large enough for birds to fly through.
(b) Large enough to fit a leprechaun in.
(c) Large enough for a bull to stick his head in.
(d) Large enough to fit a man's head in.

5. Who knows the whole story of "Tain Bo Cuailnge?"
(a) No one.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Senchan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Cuchulainn when he saved Ulster from attacking marauders?

2. How old is Cuchulainn's son when he arrives to his father?

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

4. What is given in exchange for the baby born at the inn?

5. Who intervenes to help Cuchulainn fight Gaile Dana and his sons?

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