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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tales are versions of French romances?
(a) All of them
(b) Four
(c) Seven
(d) Three

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

3. What is the technical term used for stories told to explain a place name?
(a) Onomastic
(b) Pleonastic
(c) Picaresque
(d) Romantic

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

5. What is the name of Pryderi's wife?
(a) Cigfa
(b) Casnar
(c) Tywi
(d) Gwyn

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most likely meaning of "Mabinogion"?

2. What is the name of Rhiannon's father?

3. When were the tales written down?

4. How fast is Rhiannon's horse travelling when the messengers pursue her?

5. Which original manuscript used to compile The Mabinogion is the oldest?

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