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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, according to Cuchulaiin's girl, must he do without for one year?
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Water.

2. What is the name that Cuchulainn is first called?
(a) Sentant.
(b) Conchobor.
(c) Cathbed.
(d) Emer.

3. How old is Cuchulainn's son when he arrives to his father?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

4. Who gives the prediction that the first person to take up arms on a particular day would become a great warrior?
(a) Emer.
(b) Fedelm.
(c) Cathbed.
(d) Fergus.

5. Who is Conchobor's mother?
(a) Cathbad.
(b) Muirgen.
(c) Nes.
(d) Macha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slays both Noisiu and Fiacha?

2. Who kills Cuchulainn's son?

3. Who curses the men of Ulster?

4. How does the chariot race end?

5. Of which community does Fergus rule as king?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Macha curse the men of Ulster?

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

7. Who makes up Medb and Ailill's great army?

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

9. How does Derdriu die?

10. Who is Setanta?

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