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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cuchulainn drink that unwittingly heals an old woman?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Berry juice.
(d) Milk.

2. Who does Ailill make fun of for not being a real king?
(a) Medb.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Fergus.

3. Where does the army hear the bull is hiding?
(a) Black Cauldron.
(b) Alba.
(c) Finnabair.
(d) Conaille.

4. What is the name of the royal healer who restores the Ulster warrior's health?
(a) Munster.
(b) Laeg.
(c) Cethern.
(d) Fingin.

5. Who do the king and queen believe to be their final solution in killing Cuchulainn?
(a) Fachia.
(b) Ferdia.
(c) Fedlam.
(d) Fergus.

6. What does Medb have bards and poets tell about in Chapter XI?
(a) Fedlam's wicked ways.
(b) Cuchulainn's evil monstrous personality.
(c) Ferdia's loyalty.
(d) Ferdia's cowardice.

7. What does Cuchulainn use to stain his face so that it appears "bearded?"
(a) Bark.
(b) Berry juice.
(c) Moss.
(d) Mud.

8. How many sons does Gaile Dana have?
(a) 27.
(b) 32.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

9. Who falls dead from shame in Chapter XII after having been responsible for so many deaths?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Ailill.
(c) Finnabair
(d) Fergus.

10. Which river in Section VI swells and carries off one-hundred chariots?
(a) Cronn.
(b) Tain.
(c) Colptha.
(d) Gatlaig.

11. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

12. How many men does Cuchulainn kill when Medb's army attack him at their "truce" meeting?
(a) 31.
(b) 29.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

13. Who is a criminal in Ailill's kingdom wishing to get pardoned by slaying Cuchulainn?
(a) Ferchu.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Cur.

14. What weapon does Cuchulainn take with him when he meets Medb at their "truce" meeting?
(a) Sword.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Gun.
(d) Javelin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cuchulainn's divine god-like father?

2. Who describes the massive number of warriors in Chapter XIII by the things they do and have?

3. How large were the wounds suffered by Cuchulainn and his foster-brother after the second day of fighting?

4. Who mocks Fergus for going easy against his kinsmen at Ulster?

5. Who is only severely maimed by Cuchulainn in Section VIII?

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