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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Branwen Daughter of Llyr.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tales appear in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Ten
(b) Eleven
(c) Four
(d) Twenty

2. What is the name of the king that Pwyll must face in single combat in the Otherworld?
(a) Arawn
(b) Hagfan
(c) Dyfed
(d) Annwn

3. Who accuses Rhiannon of the murder?
(a) Her waiting-women
(b) Gwawl
(c) Teyrnon
(d) Pwyll's councillors

4. When were the tales written down?
(a) 1300 to 1400
(b) 1200 to 1500
(c) 1400 to 1450
(d) 1300 to 1450

5. Who invented the word "Mabinogion"?
(a) Lady Charlotte Guest
(b) King Arthur
(c) Nobody - it is part of the Welsh language
(d) Chretién de Troyes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man (other than Pwyll) who claims Rhiannon as his bride?

2. Which of the following places do the survivors not spend time?

3. How many warriors were hidden in great house built for Bendigeidfran?

4. Where did Bendigeifran tell the survivors to bury his head?

5. How long does Pwyll spend in the Otherworld?

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