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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. From where does Cuchulainn capture a live wild deer and a flock of swans?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In a forest.
(c) In a desert.
(d) In a marsh.

2. What does Cuchulainn do to the horses of the charioteers he stops?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Keeps them.
(c) Cuts their ears off.
(d) Eats them.

3. Who slays both Noisiu and Fiacha?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Nes.
(d) Eogan.

4. What is the one thing the woman who is talking in bed lacks?
(a) A ruby.
(b) A bull.
(c) Gold.
(d) A best friend.

5. What is the name of Conchobor's sister?
(a) Deichtine.
(b) Nes.
(c) Derdriu.
(d) Conch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Cuchulaiin to go for more training?

2. What do Conchobor and his men hunt on their chariots?

3. Who is the wise judge that Conchobor consults?

4. Who do the poets of Ireland gather to meet?

5. Of which community does Fergus rule as king?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cuchulainn slow down the great army? What is unusual about his technique? How does the army adjust?

2. What one asset differs between the king and queen? Who is missing it and how does it make that person feel?

3. Describe the discussion between Ailill and Medb and what does it result in?

4. How does Derdriu die?

5. What is the prized possession being sought because of the king and queen's talk and where is it? What is offered in exchange for it?

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

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

8. How does Conchobor become king of Ulster?

9. What is a warp spasm and how does it benefit Cuchulainn when he fights the neighborhood boys as a toddler?

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

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