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Celtic Worksheet #2
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CELTIC UNIT - Test #2 - Pages 258-264
1. According to Celtic myth, what existed first?
a. The Nile River Basin
b. Europe
c. Ireland
2. Which is the following is the correct information on Ladhra?
a. In Celtic legend this was the race from which we are all descendents.
b. He was a leader who had 16 wives, died and then all his descendents drowned in a great flood
c. Ladhra was the first town established in what is now known as Ireland.
3. What benefits did the second race, the good Partholons, bring to Ireland?
a. more cultivated land, more fresh water sources, cattle, gold, beer and education
b. peace, prosperity, riches and fine architecture
c. women for populating the country and religion
4. What is a possible paraphrasing of the first legal verdict.
a. women should not commit adultery
b. men shouldn't leave their wives
c. adultery should be punished with death
5. Who attacked the Partholons and why?
a. The native Fomorians attacked the Partholons because were jealous of the Partholons' abundant food
b. The Tuatha De attacked the Partholons while they were peacefully tending their fields because they wanted their land.
c. The Fomorians attacked because they were defending their original claim to their land.
6. How was the Partholon race extinguished?
a. They were slaughtered by the swords of the Fomorians.
b. They were drowned in a great flood.
c. They died from a mysterious plague, possibly instigated by Fomorians
7. The third race, the Nemeds, invaded Ireland and did what?
a. They killed off all the previous inhabitants, accidentally burned the Great Fomorian Woods and died of starvation.
b. They created more fresh water sources, imported sheep, became more prosperous than the Partholons and built a fortress to protect them from the Fomorians.
c. They built Stonehenge
8. How did the Nemeds end up?
a. Weakened by a great disease, overcome and enslaved by the Fomorians, they fought one last battle, lost and fled
b. They found the land soggy, the climate rainy and the inhabitants unfriendly, so they high-tailed it back to Norway.
c. They ended up wealthy and happy.
9. What did the Fomorian giants demand each Halloween?
a. Half of the crops and all of the mead (beer)
b. That everyone dress in black and sacrifice the most beautiful young maiden of the village
c. 2/3 of the Nemed children, milk and corn
10. In the Fourth Age Fir Blog invaded Ireland. What contributions did they make?
a. They introduced education, Christianity, a prison system and a monetary system
b. They began potato cultivation and introduced Christianity
c. They introduced iron spears, a legal system and further developed agriculture
11. How did the reign of Fir Blog end?
a. Disease killed them
b. They had a huge battle with the Fomorians and were killed off
c. Tuatha De Danann invaded and defeated them
12. What were the Tuathas like?
a. They were short and fat with pointed ears and a lust for beer (mead).
b. They were accomplished sailors and explorers who had no knowledge of agriculture so no interest in staying in Ireland.
c. They were from Greece and were made up of both divine artists and warriors.
Match the following Tuatha De characters to their descriptors.
A. Kid king of the Tuatha De ____ 13. Dagda the Good B. Skill in magic and god of fertility ____ 14. Lug of the Long Arms C. Great warrior who defeated Fomorians and ruled Greenland ____ 15. Nuada of the Silver Arm D. Emits light and is the god of the sun E. Similar to Zeus, god of storms and ruler of all the gods
16-22. List 1-7 the order these events occurred.
____ Fir Bogs cut of arm of Tuatha De king, Nuada
____ Nuada got his arm back
____ Bres the Beautiful became king of Tuatha De
____ Bionic arm created for Nuada
____ Nuada resumed his leadership as king
____ Fir Bolg fled to western islands
____ Fir Bolg had 1,100 casualties
23. Why was Bres chosen as the next king?
a. The Tuatha thought that since he was half Fomorian he would be able to unite both tribes of Ireland.
b. He was the strongest warrior.
c. He was Nuada's first born son.
24. What kind of king was Bres?
a. generous, kind and just
b. wealthy, victorious and beloved
c. stingy, selfish and ruthless
25. What message is most obviously learned in the story of the doctor and his children?
a. Wars are self-destruction and negotiation is self-preserving.
b. Work out a respectful relationship, not a competitive one, with your parents so that you are supported rather than destroyed.
c. Honesty is the best policy.
26. What was the major reason the Tuatha De won the last war against the Fomorian giants?
a. The Fomorian nation got the plague and surrendered.
b. The Fomorians feared the god of the sun and hightailed it out of Ireland.
c. Dagda the Great swooped down in a dark cloud and struck each man to his heart with his bloody spear.
27. How did Badb Catha describe humans?
a. poor farmers, arrogant, weak, dishonest and unjust
b. good looking, strong, warlike and seductive
c. small, weak, rich and evil
28. Who was the wisest of the humans?
a. the eldest of the group
b. the poet
c. the sea captain
29. What similarity is their between the story of Poseidon and Odysseus and the humans and the goddess Eriu?
a. Both gods punished humans for their arrogance.
b. Both stories show the great friendship and trust that could be won between gods and humans
c. Both Poseidon and Eriu gave the humans gifts of courage, wisdom and victory in battle.