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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. With whom is Finnabair smitten in Chapter XII?
(a) Cethern.
(b) Ferdia.
(c) Rochad.
(d) Fingin.
2. What convinces Ferbaeth to fight Cuchulainn?
(a) Ailill gets him drunk and talks him into it.
(b) He wants to prove he's better.
(c) He wants to kill Cuchulainn.
(d) He takes steroids and thinks he can win.
3. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.
4. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?
(a) He is the only one left.
(b) He doesn't have a choice.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He's old and ready to die.
5. How many men does Cuchulainn kill when Medb's army attack him at their "truce" meeting?
(a) 9.
(b) 29.
(c) 14.
(d) 31.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who slays the shepherd responsible for bringing the bull back in Section VII?
2. Who is angered that Finnabair spends a night with a man?
3. Who gets his hair and clothing cut by Cuchulainn before the warrior finally just kills him?
4. What is the second weapon Cuchulainn and his foster-brother choose to fight with in Chapter XI?
5. What is the name of Medb's herdsman killed in Section VI?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father and what is his role in the war?
2. What, other than their fear of him, makes warriors not want to fight Cuchulainn? How does he get past this obstacle?
3. Why does Cuchulainn strut around the day after his bloody, warp-spasm induced battle?
4. Why does Cuchulainn refuse to leave Ferdia's corpse?
5. Why does Ailill mock Fergus after he loses his sword? In what other way does Ailill mock Fergus and why?
6. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?
7. Why does Fergus fear a mere boy warrior, Erc?
8. How does Ailill use the town fool and why is Cuchulainn aggravated by the situation?
9. Who is Cuchulainn's longest battle with and why?
10. Chapter XIII contains a long list of great warriors as described by two people. Who are the people and what differs about their descriptions of the great warriors?
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