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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Cuchulainn's son when he arrives to his father?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. Who is impressed with Cuchulainn's tree-chopping?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Medb.

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

4. Who is Emer's father?
(a) Domnall.
(b) Forgall.
(c) Cuchulaiin.
(d) Fergus.

5. Who is named king for one year?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Nes.
(d) Macha.

6. Which king is forced into exile by the men of the community?
(a) Muirgen.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Fergus.

7. Which child is reared by the entire community?
(a) Emer.
(b) Setanta.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Conchobor.

8. Who talks in bed?
(a) Conchobor and Emer.
(b) Cuchulainn and Emer.
(c) Forgall and Derdriu.
(d) Medb and Ailill.

9. What is strange about Fedelm?
(a) She has 3 eyes.
(b) She has no irises in her eyes.
(c) She has no pupils in her eyes.
(d) She has 3 irises in each eye.

10. Who convinces Cuchulaiin to go for more training?
(a) Forgall.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Fergus.

11. Which element does Cuchulaiin's girl ask him to carry while jumping?
(a) Silver.
(b) Lead.
(c) Muhr.
(d) Gold.

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

13. Who gives the prediction that the first person to take up arms on a particular day would become a great warrior?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Emer.
(c) Fedelm.
(d) Cathbed.

14. What is the name of Sualdam's son?
(a) Ulster.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Senchan.
(d) Setanta.

15. Who is Finnbennach?
(a) A bull.
(b) A warrior.
(c) The queen's lover.
(d) A king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which drunk man slept with his sister?

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

3. What does Cuchulainn do to the horses of the charioteers he stops?

4. Which husband bragged that his wife could beat the fastest chariot?

5. Who is the wise judge that Conchobor consults?

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