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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. Where does Medb find the prized bull?
(a) In Ulster.
(b) In Cuib.
(c) In her backyard.
(d) In Druid.
2. How does the second day of fighting end in Chapter XI between Cuchulainn and his foster-brother?
(a) The book does not say.
(b) Cuchulainn wins again.
(c) Another stalemate.
(d) The foster-brother wins.
3. Section VI tells how the army is led to which community?
(a) Finnabair.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Conaille.
(d) Alba.
4. Who starts a war with Ailill's army after a truce is made with Rochad?
(a) Kings of Munster.
(b) Medb.
(c) Finnabair.
(d) The Galeoin Warriors.
5. Who does Ailill make fun of for not being a real king?
(a) Conchobor.
(b) Fergus.
(c) Medb.
(d) Cuchulainn.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who do the king and queen believe to be their final solution in killing Cuchulainn?
2. How many healers tell the Ulster warrior that he is beyond help?
3. What weapon does Cuchulainn use in Section VII to continue killing the army's men at night from afar?
4. How does Cuchulainn finally end the fight between him and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
5. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cuchulainn refuse to leave Ferdia's corpse?
2. What causes Cuchulainn's massive killings to stop as Ailill and Medb's army approach?
3. When Medb and Ailill get Fergus drunk and send him to fight Cuchulainn, why doesn't Cuchulainn kill him?
4. Describe how Cuchulainn finally defeats Ferdia. Explain how the weapon he used works.
5. Why does Fergus fear a mere boy warrior, Erc?
6. What, other than their fear of him, makes warriors not want to fight Cuchulainn? How does he get past this obstacle?
7. Who is Cuchulainn's longest battle with and why?
8. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?
9. Why doesn't Cuchulainn kill Fergus whenever the army is nearing Ulster?
10. What is Cuchulainn's unusual connection with the gods? How does his god-like father help him heal as the great army gets closer to Ulster?
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