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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Cuchulainn use in Section VII to continue killing the army's men at night from afar?
(a) Sling.
(b) Fire.
(c) Poison darts.
(d) Canon.

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

3. Which woman does Cuchulainn resist in Section VIII?
(a) Morrigan.
(b) An angel.
(c) Medb.
(d) Fedlem.

4. Who describes the massive number of warriors in Chapter XIII by the things they do and have?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Mac Roth.
(d) Erc.

5. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father?
(a) Fingin.
(b) Ferdia.
(c) Rochad.
(d) Sualdim.

6. Which warrior refuses to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII?
(a) Curoi.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Nadcranntail.
(d) Etarcomol.

7. Section VI tells how the army is led to which community?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Conaille.
(c) Alba.
(d) Finnabair.

8. Who is the fierce Ulster warrior who kills several army members while Cuchulainn is being healed?
(a) Cethern.
(b) Roshad.
(c) Finnabair.
(d) Munster.

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

10. What is the method of fighting used between Cuchulainn and the representative of Ailill's army at the end of Section VII?
(a) Sling shot.
(b) Spear throwing.
(c) Hand to hand combat.
(d) Guns.

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

12. Who is the shepherd responsible for bringing back the bull in Section VIII?
(a) Buide.
(b) Cuib.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Cur.

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

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

15. What kind of weapon does Cuchulainn and his foster-brother use on their third day of fighting?
(a) Swords.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Hot nails.
(d) Poison darts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who describes the massive number of warriors in Chapter XIII by their lineage?

2. Who is the army scout for Ailill's army?

3. What is the first weapon Cuchulainn and his foster-brother choose to fight with in Chapter XI?

4. Who refuses to fight a beardless boy?

5. Why doesn't Cuchulainn want to fight Ferbaeth?

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