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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. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?
(a) Chretién de Troyes
(b) Lady Charlotte Guest
(c) Gereint
(d) Marie de France

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

3. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) White
(d) Dapple-Grey

4. How many original manuscripts did the original tales come from?
(a) Eleven
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Two

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Pwyll say that he has trapped in the bag?

2. How many times in total does Pwyll see Rhiannon riding past the mound?

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

4. What was the original name for this collection of tales?

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

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