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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 explains the scream heard from the womb?
(a) Fedlimid.
(b) Macha.
(c) Cathbad.
(d) Nes.

2. Who is named king for one year?
(a) Nes.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Macha.

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

4. Who does Medb send to kill Cuchulainn?
(a) Herself.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Ailill
(d) Fraech.

5. How many neighborhood boys does Cuchulainn defeat as a toddler?
(a) 1.
(b) 150.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many babies are born at the finish line of the chariot race?

2. Who is sent to find the story of "Tain Bo Cuailnge?"

3. Who forces Aife to bear a son?

4. Who is Daire?

5. In which land does Domnall originate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the prophecy spoken of Derdriu?

4. How did Cuchulainn get his name?

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

6. Why do the two pig-keepers in the story begin to compete with each other?

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

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

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

10. What are the names of the two pig-keepers in the story and what unusual power do both have?

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