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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Math Son of Mathonwy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal leads Math and Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?
(a) An eagle
(b) A sow
(c) A stag
(d) A shewolf

3. What sort of tree does Lleu Llaw Gyffes perch in when in his eagle form?
(a) An ash
(b) A beech
(c) A birch
(d) An oak

4. Where did Manawydan go to offer homage to Caswallawn?
(a) Oxford
(b) Arberth
(c) The White Mount in London
(d) Dyfed

5. How old was Gwri when he learned to walk?
(a) Less than one year old
(b) Three years old
(c) Less than three months old
(d) One year old

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Bendigeifran left as his regent while he was in Ireland?

2. How long was Branwen treated as a queen should be?

3. How many children does Aranrhod give birth to?

4. How long does Pwyll spend in the Otherworld?

5. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?

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