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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 does the healer use to replace the Ulster warrior's missing ribs?
(a) Chariot parts.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Gold.
(d) Bones from a wombat.

2. Who is the shepherd responsible for bringing back the bull in Section VIII?
(a) Cuib.
(b) Buide.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) Cur.

3. Which lieutenant meets with Cuchulainn and strikes a truce?
(a) Ailill.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Lugaid.
(d) Conchobor.

4. Who tries to get Cuchulainn to leave his foster-brother's corpse?
(a) Laeg.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Medb.
(d) Ailill.

5. Who refuses to fight a beardless boy?
(a) Curoi.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Etarcomol.
(d) Nadcranntail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Cuchulainn want to fight Ferbaeth?

2. With whom is Finnabair smitten in Chapter XII?

3. Which warrior agrees to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII in exchange for marrying Ailill's daughter?

4. Who is only severely maimed by Cuchulainn in Section VIII?

5. When the person sent to seize Cuchulainn's javelin was killed, what did he/she call the weapon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves Cuchulainn's life as he faces a man and his 27 sons?

2. Why does Fergus fear a mere boy warrior, Erc?

3. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?

4. Who is Cuchulainn's longest battle with and why?

5. Why doesn't Cuchulainn kill Fergus whenever the army is nearing Ulster?

6. Why does Ailill mock Fergus after he loses his sword? In what other way does Ailill mock Fergus and why?

7. What are the two choices Cethern is given by the royal healer and which does he select?

8. How does Ailill use the town fool and why is Cuchulainn aggravated by the situation?

9. Describe how Cuchulainn finally defeats Ferdia. Explain how the weapon he used works.

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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