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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. Why doesn't Cuchulainn want to fight Ferbaeth?
(a) Ferbaeth isn't much of a challenge.
(b) Ferbaeth doesn't have a beard.
(c) They are foster brothers.
(d) He is much bigger.

2. What does Medb have bards and poets tell about in Chapter XI?
(a) Ferdia's cowardice.
(b) Ferdia's loyalty.
(c) Fedlam's wicked ways.
(d) Cuchulainn's evil monstrous personality.

3. Which warrior refuses to fight Cuchulainn in Section VII?
(a) Curoi.
(b) Nadcranntail.
(c) Fergus.
(d) Etarcomol.

4. What is the method of fighting used between Cuchulainn and the representative of Ailill's army at the end of Section VII?
(a) Guns.
(b) Hand to hand combat.
(c) Sling shot.
(d) Spear throwing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose sword is stolen in Section VI?

3. Who is a criminal in Ailill's kingdom wishing to get pardoned by slaying Cuchulainn?

4. What weapon does Cuchulainn take with him when he meets Medb at their "truce" meeting?

5. Who is the shepherd responsible for bringing back the bull in Section VIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cur's attack on Cuchulainn. Who wins the fight and how?

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

3. What, other than their fear of him, makes warriors not want to fight Cuchulainn? How does he get past this obstacle?

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

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

6. What causes Cuchulainn's massive killings to stop as Ailill and Medb's army approach?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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