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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who kills Cuchulainn's son?
(a) Emer.
(b) Cuchhulainn.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Forgall.

3. Why is Medb convinced the Ulster men will be easily defeated?
(a) They have no hero to lead them.
(b) They are wimps.
(c) They are untrained in war.
(d) They are having labor pains.

4. Whose child lets out an audible scream from the womb?
(a) Fedlimid.
(b) Derdriu.
(c) Nes.
(d) Macha.

5. How many men does Cuchulaiin's girl want him to kill at each ford?
(a) 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 2500.
(d) 200.

6. Who warns the men of Ulster of the pending war?
(a) Medb.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Ailill.

7. Who steals Conchobor's weapons and chariot?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Ailill
(c) Medb.
(d) Fergus.

8. Who recreated the magical spancel-hoop?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Medb.
(d) No one.

9. How many babies are born at the finish line of the chariot race?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

10. How many marauders attacked Ulster when Cuchulainn had to save it?
(a) 500.
(b) 27.
(c) 150.
(d) 12.

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

12. How many feats must Cuchulainn complete to win his girl's heart?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

13. Which drunk man slept with his sister?
(a) Senchan.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Fergus.

14. What is used for hobbling animals?
(a) A gae bolga.
(b) A magical spancel-hoop.
(c) A warp spasm.
(d) A space leap.

15. Which of Medb's sons is beheaded by Cuchulainn?
(a) Mongrale.
(b) Orlam.
(c) Fraech.
(d) Aylull.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child is reared by the entire community?

2. What do Conchobor and his men hunt on their chariots?

3. Who is frightened by Cuchulainn's tree-chopping?

4. Which girl does Cuchulainn court?

5. Who gives the prediction that the first person to take up arms on a particular day would become a great warrior?

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