View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the killer of the guard dog make amends for its death?
(a) By buying a new one.
(b) He does not.
(c) By volunteering to be a guard dog himself.
(d) By offering his best dog as a replacement.

3. How many grown soldiers were lifted over the warrior's head?
(a) 2.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

4. What is the topic of the couple who is talking in bed?
(a) Leadership ability comparison.
(b) Jewel comparison.
(c) Wealth comparison.
(d) Friend comparison.

5. Who recreated the magical spancel-hoop?
(a) Medb.
(b) No one.
(c) Ailill.
(d) Fergus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the wise judge that Conchobor consults?

3. Which misty figure explains the Tain?

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

5. What is the name of t he child who screamed in the womb?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Derdriu marry and how does their marriage occur?

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

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

4. What vow does Cuchulainn make to himself and how is it related to the names of the fords and plains of the story?

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

6. How does Conchobor become king of Ulster?

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

8. How does Derdriu die?

9. Name three creatures that become involved in the epic battle between the two pig-keepers.

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 635 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample