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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many original manuscripts did the original tales come from?
(a) Three
(b) Eleven
(c) Two
(d) Four
2. How long was Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid's wife pregnant for?
(a) Six weeks
(b) A month
(c) Six months
(d) A fortnight
3. Who decides on Blodeuedd's punishment?
(a) Lleu Llaw Gyffes
(b) Math
(c) Gwydion
(d) Gronwr
4. Which sub-division of the tales are considered to be the most recently written?
(a) The Three Romances
(b) The Four Independent Native Tales
(c) The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
(d) The Tales of King Arthur
5. What is the technical term used for stories told to explain a place name?
(a) Onomastic
(b) Picaresque
(c) Pleonastic
(d) Romantic
6. What is the mystery child left in the stable wearing?
(a) Red and white silk
(b) Brocaded silk
(c) Swaddling clothes
(d) Nothing
7. Which well-known legendary hero appears in several tales within The Mabinogion?
(a) King Arthur
(b) Alexander the Great
(c) Robin Hood
(d) Julius Caesar
8. Which town in Lloegyr do Cigfa and Manawydan live in when Manawydan becomes a shoemaker for the second time?
(a) We are not told
(b) Oxford
(c) London
(d) Hereford
9. What title do the messengers greet the maiden with?
(a) Empress of Britain
(b) Empress of Rome
(c) Queen of Rome
(d) Queen of Britain
10. What equipment do the brothers use to breach the city walls and enter the city?
(a) Battering rams
(b) Ladders
(c) Fire
(d) Catapults
11. How many Welsh people survive the battle?
(a) Eight
(b) Twenty
(c) Seven
(d) Nine
12. Which of the following places do the survivors not spend time?
(a) Talebolion
(b) Harddlech
(c) Cornwall
(d) Gwales
13. What crop does Manawydan plant?
(a) Barley
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Rye
14. Which of the following animals are Gilfaethwy and Gwydion not transformed into?
(a) Greyhounds
(b) Wolves
(c) Pigs
(d) Deer
15. What does Elen arrange to be brought to Britain so Macsen can feel more at home?
(a) His ageing mother
(b) His hunting hounds
(c) Soil from his native land
(d) Grapevines
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following crafts do Manawydan and Pryderi not earn a living at?
2. How many messengers set out on the journey indicated by Macsen's dream?
3. Where does Manawydan keep the mouse he catches?
4. How many years did the four spend living in the wilds before moving to Lloegyr?
5. How does Llwyd transform his wife back into human form?
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