5. What is the first weapon Cuchulainn and his foster-brother choose to fight with in Chapter XI?
(a) Iron darts and shields.
(b) Hands.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Spears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the healer use to replace the Ulster warrior's missing ribs?

2. Who falls dead from shame in Chapter XII after having been responsible for so many deaths?

3. What kind of weapon does Cuchulainn and his foster-brother use on their third day of fighting?

4. Who does Ailill make fun of for not being a real king?

5. What kind of weapon does Cuchulainn and his foster-brother use on day two of their fight in Chapter XI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ailill enlist the help of a spy and what does the spy report back to Ailill?

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

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

4. Why does Cuchulainn strut around the day after his bloody, warp-spasm induced battle?

5. Specifically describe Cuchulainn's warp-spasm when he is older.

6. 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?

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

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

9. How is it that Loch almost defeats Cuchulainn?

10. Who is Cuchulainn's mortal father and what is his role in the war?

(see the answer keys)

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