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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 is sent to portray Ailill in a meeting with Cuchulainn?
(a) Cur.
(b) Finnabair.
(c) Tamun.
(d) Medb.
2. What kind of weapon does Cuchulainn and his foster-brother use on day two of their fight in Chapter XI?
(a) Stabbing spears.
(b) Slingshots.
(c) Darts with poison.
(d) Guns.
3. When the person sent to seize Cuchulainn's javelin was killed, what did he/she call the weapon?
(a) An evil glare
(b) An overwhelming gift.
(c) The rope of death.
(d) A big headache.
4. What weapon does Cuchulainn take with him when he meets Medb at their "truce" meeting?
(a) Sword.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Javelin.
(d) Gun.
5. What weapon does Cuchulainn use in Section VII to continue killing the army's men at night from afar?
(a) Fire.
(b) Sling.
(c) Canon.
(d) Poison darts.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Cuchulainn protect himself from Gaile Dana and his sons?
2. What is the method of fighting used between Cuchulainn and the representative of Ailill's army at the end of Section VII?
3. Which woman does Cuchulainn resist in Section VIII?
4. Which lieutenant meets with Cuchulainn and strikes a truce?
5. What does Cuchulainn use to stain his face so that it appears "bearded?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes King Ailill's daughter Finnabair to fall dead?
2. How does Fergus lose his sword? What does he do without it?
3. Why does Ailill enlist the help of a spy and what does the spy report back to Ailill?
4. How does the army attempt to move Donn Cuailnge from Black Cauldron to Conaille?
5. What, other than their fear of him, makes warriors not want to fight Cuchulainn? How does he get past this obstacle?
6. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father and what is his role in the war?
7. Who saves Cuchulainn's life as he faces a man and his 27 sons?
8. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?
9. When Medb and Ailill get Fergus drunk and send him to fight Cuchulainn, why doesn't Cuchulainn kill him?
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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