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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the wise judge that Conchobor consults?
(a) Conall.
(b) Emer.
(c) Cathbed.
(d) Morann.

2. Which warrior lifted grown soldiers over his head?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Domnall.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Conchobor.

3. What do Conchobor and his men hunt on their chariots?
(a) Birds.
(b) Gazelle.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Moose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is sent to find the story of "Tain Bo Cuailnge?"
(a) A group of young scholars.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Senchan.

11. How does the chariot race end?
(a) She wins.
(b) It never ends.
(c) In a tie.
(d) The chariot wins.

12. Who does Deichtine marry?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Senchan.
(c) Fergus mac Roich.
(d) Sualdam mac Roich..

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

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

15. What does Cuchulainn do to the charioteers stopped by the fallen tree?
(a) Burns them.
(b) Decapitates them.
(c) Takes them back to the castle.
(d) Ties the up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills a guard dog?

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

3. Whose guard dog is killed?

4. Who convinces Cuchulaiin to go for more training?

5. Who curses the men of Ulster?

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