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

2. How long does Pwyll spend in the Otherworld?
(a) A week
(b) A month
(c) A season
(d) A year

3. What is the most likely meaning of "Mabinogion"?
(a) Tales of Battle
(b) Tales of a Youth
(c) Heroic Tales
(d) Tales of a Knight

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

5. What is the name of the man (other than Pwyll) who claims Rhiannon as his bride?
(a) Gwion
(b) Gwri
(c) Gawain
(d) Gwawl

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sub-division of the tales are considered to be the most recently written?

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

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

4. What animal is killed in order to frame Rhiannon for the murder of her son?

5. When were the tales written down?

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