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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. Which river in Section VI seems to flood to bar the army from passing?
(a) Gatlaig.
(b) Tain.
(c) Cronn.
(d) Glenn.
2. How does Cuchulainn finally end the fight between him and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
(a) By stabbing him in the back.
(b) By cutting off his head.
(c) By poisoning his water.
(d) With the gae bolga.
3. Why does Fergus agree to face Cuchulainn in Section X?
(a) He's old and ready to die.
(b) He is the only one left.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He doesn't have a choice.
4. With whom is Finnabair smitten in Chapter XII?
(a) Rochad.
(b) Fingin.
(c) Ferdia.
(d) Cethern.
5. Who mocks Fergus for going easy against his kinsmen at Ulster?
(a) Medb.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Conchobor.
(d) Ailill.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word does Medb use to describe her thighs in Chapter XI?
2. How does the first day of fighting end for Cuchulainn and his foster-brother in Chapter XI?
3. Who starts a war with Ailill's army after a truce is made with Rochad?
4. Who falls dead from shame in Chapter XII after having been responsible for so many deaths?
5. Which lieutenant meets with Cuchulainn and strikes a truce?
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. Who saves Cuchulainn's life as he faces a man and his 27 sons?
3. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?
4. 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?
5. What are the two choices Cethern is given by the royal healer and which does he select?
6. How does the army attempt to move Donn Cuailnge from Black Cauldron to Conaille?
7. What causes Cuchulainn's massive killings to stop as Ailill and Medb's army approach?
8. Why does Cuchulainn refuse to leave Ferdia's corpse?
9. Describe Cur's attack on Cuchulainn. Who wins the fight and how?
10. When Medb and Ailill get Fergus drunk and send him to fight Cuchulainn, why doesn't Cuchulainn kill him?
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