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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. How many versions of how the army arrives in a new community are told in Section VI?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Who is a criminal in Ailill's kingdom wishing to get pardoned by slaying Cuchulainn?
(a) Fergus.
(b) Cur.
(c) Ferchu.
(d) Domnall.

3. Who intervenes to help Cuchulainn fight Gaile Dana and his sons?
(a) Fiacha .
(b) Tain.
(c) Medb.
(d) Fergus.

4. Who do the king and queen believe to be their final solution in killing Cuchulainn?
(a) Fedlam.
(b) Fachia.
(c) Ferdia.
(d) Fergus.

5. Who is only severely maimed by Cuchulainn in Section VIII?
(a) Lugaid.
(b) Ferbaeth.
(c) Cur.
(d) Larene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which river in Section VI seems to flood to bar the army from passing?

2. Which woman does Cuchulainn resist in Section VIII?

3. What is the name of Cuchulainn's divine god-like father?

4. Who slays the shepherd responsible for bringing the bull back in Section VII?

5. Which warrior refuses to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Fergus lose his sword? What does he do without it?

3. How does the army attempt to move Donn Cuailnge from Black Cauldron to Conaille?

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

5. What causes King Ailill's daughter Finnabair to fall dead?

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

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

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

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

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

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