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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom does Fergus tell stories about Cuchulainn's great adventures and exploits?
(a) Domnall.
(b) Medb.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Emer.

4. What is the name of t he child who screamed in the womb?
(a) Fedlimid.
(b) Ness.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Macha.

5. Who do the poets of Ireland gather to meet?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Senchan Torpeist.
(c) Muirgen.
(d) Fergus mac Roich.

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

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

8. What does Cuchulainn do to the horses of the charioteers he stops?
(a) Keeps them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Eats them.
(d) Cuts their ears off.

9. Who is Conchobor's mother?
(a) Nes.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Macha.
(d) Cathbad.

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

11. How does the toddler Cuchulainn defeat the neighborhood boys?
(a) By telling their mothers.
(b) By going into a warp spasm.
(c) By puking on them.
(d) By throwing a tantrum.

12. Whose guard dog is killed?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Culann.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Conall.

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

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

15. What board game does Cuchulainn like as a child?
(a) Celtic Tic Tac Toe.
(b) Yaschmatzi.
(c) Fidchell.
(d) Checkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many marauders attacked Ulster when Cuchulainn had to save it?

2. From where does Cuchulainn capture a live wild deer and a flock of swans?

3. Who refuses Conchobor's sexual advances?

4. Which king is forced into exile by the men of the community?

5. What are the army's 3,000 elite warriors called?

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