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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many healing options does the royal healer give to the Ulster warrior?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. How does Cuchulainn kill the person sent to seize his javelin from him?
(a) With the javelin in his head.
(b) With a cold stare.
(c) With a noose.
(d) With a slingshot.

3. Who tries to get Cuchulainn to leave his foster-brother's corpse?
(a) Medb.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Laeg.
(d) Fergus.

4. Who is angered that Finnabair spends a night with a man?
(a) The Galeoin Warriors.
(b) Medb.
(c) Kings of Munster.
(d) Warriors of Ulster.

5. How does the second day of fighting end in Chapter XI between Cuchulainn and his foster-brother?
(a) The book does not say.
(b) Cuchulainn wins again.
(c) Another stalemate.
(d) The foster-brother wins.

6. Who refuses to fight a beardless boy?
(a) Curoi.
(b) Nadcranntail.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Etarcomol.

7. Who slays the shepherd responsible for bringing the bull back in Section VII?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Medb.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Conchobor.

8. How does the first day of fighting end for Cuchulainn and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
(a) Stalemate.
(b) Cuchulainn could have won, but went easy on his foster-brother.
(c) Cuchulainn wins.
(d) The book does not say.

9. How does Cuchulainn protect himself from Gaile Dana and his sons?
(a) By running.
(b) By chasing birds.
(c) With a shield.
(d) By hiding.

10. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?
(a) He doesn't have a choice.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is the only one left.
(d) He's old and ready to die.

11. Who is sent to portray Ailill in a meeting with Cuchulainn?
(a) Medb.
(b) Tamun.
(c) Cur.
(d) Finnabair.

12. Who gets his hair and clothing cut by Cuchulainn before the warrior finally just kills him?
(a) Etarcomol.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Medb.

13. Which warrior agrees to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII in exchange for marrying Ailill's daughter?
(a) Etarcomol.
(b) Curoi.
(c) Nadcranntail.
(d) Fergus.

14. Who starts a war with Ailill's army after a truce is made with Rochad?
(a) Medb.
(b) Kings of Munster.
(c) The Galeoin Warriors.
(d) Finnabair.

15. Who mocks Fergus for going easy against his kinsmen at Ulster?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Medb.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Ailill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?

2. What is the method of fighting used between Cuchulainn and the representative of Ailill's army at the end of Section VII?

3. What does Cuchulainn use to stain his face so that it appears "bearded?"

4. Who is the youngest boy sent off to war for Ulster in Chapter XIII?

5. Who is the shepherd responsible for bringing back the bull in Section VIII?

(see the answer keys)

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