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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Cuchulainn capture a live wild deer and a flock of swans?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In a marsh.
(c) In a desert.
(d) In a forest.

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

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

4. Who raced the chariot?
(a) Macha.
(b) Dredriu.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Fergus.

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

6. How many charioteers does Cuchulainn stop with one fallen tree?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.

7. Who kills a guard dog?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Macha.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Conchorbor.

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

9. What is the topic of the couple who is talking in bed?
(a) Wealth comparison.
(b) Friend comparison.
(c) Leadership ability comparison.
(d) Jewel comparison.

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

11. Who is Daire?
(a) Donn Cuailnge's brother.
(b) Donn Cuailnge's owner.
(c) Donn Cuailnge's sister.
(d) Donn Cuailnge's wife.

12. Who does Medb send to kill Cuchulainn?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Ailill
(c) Fraech.
(d) Herself.

13. Who decides to raise the evil child who screamed in the womb?
(a) Cathbad.
(b) Fedlimid.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Nes.

14. Who slays both Noisiu and Fiacha?
(a) Eogan.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Nes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first handsome young man in which Derdriu has an interest?

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

3. Who convinces Cuchulaiin to go for more training?

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

5. Who recreated the magical spancel-hoop?

(see the answer keys)

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