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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. Who knows the whole story of "Tain Bo Cuailnge?"
(a) Senchan.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone.

2. Who forces Aife to bear a son?
(a) Forgall.
(b) Scathach.
(c) Domnall.
(d) Cuchulainn.

3. Who refused to serve under a woman?
(a) Medb.
(b) Finnbennach.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Cuchulainn.

4. Why is Medb convinced the Ulster men will be easily defeated?
(a) They have no hero to lead them.
(b) They are wimps.
(c) They are untrained in war.
(d) They are having labor pains.

5. Where is the inn in which Conchobor and his men find shelter during their hunt?
(a) Brug.
(b) Umster.
(c) Ulster.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Cuchulainn capture a live wild deer and a flock of swans?

2. Who is Conchobor's mother?

3. How many men does Cuchulaiin's girl want him to kill at each ford?

4. Who steals Conchobor's weapons and chariot?

5. Who acts as a midwife, delivering a child at the inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cuchulainn spare Orlam's charioteer, then kill him later?

2. Why does Macha curse the men of Ulster?

3. How does Emer's father plan to get rid of Cuchulainn? What is the result?

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

5. Why were the men of Ulster defenseless against a group of invading marauders? Why wasn't Cuchulainn affected?

6. What happens when Cuchulainn realizes he has killed his son?

7. Why do the poets of Ireland gather in the section called "Before the Tain?"

8. Who is Setanta?

9. What was the prophecy spoken of Derdriu?

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

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