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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What board game does Cuchulainn like as a child?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Fidchell.
(c) Yaschmatzi.
(d) Celtic Tic Tac Toe.

2. In which land does Domnall originate?
(a) Abba.
(b) Alba.
(c) Albo.
(d) Apel.

3. How does the army circumvent the trap left in the road for them?
(a) They go around it through the water.
(b) They move behind it.
(c) They go over it.
(d) They go around it through the forest.

4. Who announces the day and time that is perfect for conceiving a child who would gain great fame in Ireland?
(a) Senchan.
(b) Nes.
(c) Cathbad.
(d) Muirgen.

5. Who acts as a midwife, delivering a child at the inn?
(a) Nes.
(b) Derdriu.
(c) Deichtine.
(d) Macha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who steals Conchobor's weapons and chariot?

3. How does the killer of the guard dog make amends for its death?

4. What is the one thing the woman who is talking in bed lacks?

5. How does Cuchulainn chop down a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Fedelm? What is unique about her and what message does she share with Medb?

2. How does Derdriu die?

3. Why does Macha curse the men of Ulster?

4. What three tasks does Emer require her suitor to complete?

5. How did Cuchulainn get his name?

6. What is unusual about Fedlimid's pregnant wife?

7. What does Fergus say about Cuchulainn's childhood?

8. How does Conchobor become king of Ulster?

9. How do the scholars learn the tale of the Tain in its entirety?

10. Who is the first person Cuchulainn kills with the gae bolga? Explain the circumstances that result in the death.

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