Irish Mythology Quiz: questions and answers
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Irish mythology is the most extensive and best-preserved branch of Celtic mythology. Irish mythology can be divided into four main cycles. What do you know about Irish mythological folklore?
Irish Mythology quiz contains 10 questions and answers to test yourself.
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1. The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland was preserved in:
Medieval Irish literature
2. The following manuscripts are sources of Irish mythology EXCEPT:
"Tain Bo Cuailnge"
3. Who is the author of "Foras Feasa ar Eirinn"?
Geoffrey Keating
4. Who described the Ulster Cycle as a "window on the Iron Age"?
Kenneth Jackson
5. What is an Irish adaptation of "Dares Phrygius De excidio Troiae historia" known as?
Togail Troi
6. "Goibniu, Creidhne, and Luchta" is referred to as:
Tri De Dana
7. Dagda's name is interpreted in medieval texts as:
The good god
8. What is the reflex of the pan-Celtic deity, Lugus called?
Lug
9. Whose son was Cu Chulainn, the king of Ulster?
Lug
10. Which cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes?
Fenian Cycle