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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the healer use to replace the Ulster warrior's missing ribs?
(a) Gold.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Chariot parts.
(d) Bones from a wombat.

4. What convinces Ferbaeth to fight Cuchulainn?
(a) He wants to prove he's better.
(b) Ailill gets him drunk and talks him into it.
(c) He wants to kill Cuchulainn.
(d) He takes steroids and thinks he can win.

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

6. How many healers tell the Ulster warrior that he is beyond help?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 50.
(d) 32.

7. Who is only severely maimed by Cuchulainn in Section VIII?
(a) Lugaid.
(b) Ferbaeth.
(c) Larene.
(d) Cur.

8. Who does Cuchulainn summon to help scout the advancing army?
(a) Fingin.
(b) Rochad.
(c) Ferdia.
(d) Cethern.

9. How does Cuchulainn finally end the fight between him and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
(a) By poisoning his water.
(b) With the gae bolga.
(c) By stabbing him in the back.
(d) By cutting off his head.

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

11. What is the name of Medb's herdsman killed in Section VI?
(a) Lothar.
(b) Tain.
(c) Glenn Gatlaig,
(d) Cronn.

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

13. What is the first weapon Cuchulainn and his foster-brother choose to fight with in Chapter XI?
(a) Iron darts and shields.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Spears.
(d) Hands.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Cuchulainn use in Section VII to continue killing the army's men at night from afar?

2. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father?

3. Who is the fierce Ulster warrior who kills several army members while Cuchulainn is being healed?

4. Who starts a war with Ailill's army after a truce is made with Rochad?

5. How many healing options does the royal healer give to the Ulster warrior?

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