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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ultimate fate of the Black Oppressor?

2. What is on the helmet of the messenger who tells Arthur that Owein's ravens have killed the young men?

3. What is the first strange thing that Peredur sees in the forest?

4. What is unusual about the knight seen by Gwenhwyfar and Gereint?

5. What happens to the man who was stealing the food from the king's court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gereint decide to follow the knight and the dwarf?

2. How do Cei and Gwrhyr find Mabon Son of Modron?

3. Why does Glewlwyd Mighty-Grasp recommend that Culhwch should be admitted to Arthur's court?

4. Why does Gereint decide to marry Enid?

5. What are the three plagues that strike Llud's kingdom?

6. Where do Owein and Arthur play their games of gwyddbwyll?

7. Why do Arthur's men stop him from attacking the Black Witch?

8. How does Llud deal with the plague of the scream?

9. Why and how does Luned rescue Owein?

10. Why is Cei angry at the two dwarfs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hunting seems to be an important plot element in many of the tales in The Mabinogion. Eexplain the role that hunts and hunting play in the plots of the following tales:

(a) Pwyll Prince of Dyfed

(b) Culhwch and Olwen

(c) The Dream of Macsen Wledig

Essay Topic 2

Several of the tales in The Mabinogion seem to have the transition from boyhood to manhood as their theme. Choose two of the tales below and for each, describe the attributes that the main character must gain in order to prove that he is a man, and how he obtains these. Choose from:

(a) "Culhwch and Olwen"

(b) "Math son of Mathonwy"

(c) "Peredur son of Efrawg"

Essay Topic 3

Many claim that Celtic society assigned a high status to women. Bearing in mind that The Mabinogion is considered to be a very important collection of Celtic legend, do the tales in The Mabinogion support this view? Use examples from at least three tales to support your answer.

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