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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dream of Macsen Wledig.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sub-division of the tales are considered to be the most recently written?
(a) The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
(b) The Three Romances
(c) The Four Independent Native Tales
(d) The Tales of King Arthur

2. Which of the following does not come on Manawydan and Pryderi in revenge for what was done to Gwawl?
(a) The persecution of Manawydan by the shoemakers
(b) The captivity of Pryderi and Rhiannon
(c) The raids on Manawydan's crops
(d) The disappearance of the people and domestic animals of Dyfed

3. In total, how many years do the survivors spend in feasting before they bury the head?
(a) Seven
(b) Eighty-seven
(c) Forty-seven
(d) Eighty

4. What equipment do the brothers use to breach the city walls and enter the city?
(a) Fire
(b) Ladders
(c) Catapults
(d) Battering rams

5. How long does it take Elen's brothers to conquer the city?
(a) Three years
(b) A week
(c) Three days
(d) A month

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?

2. Where did Bendigeifran tell the survivors to bury his head?

3. How many tales are versions of French romances?

4. What animal leads Math and Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

5. Where is Macsen when he receives the message that inspires him to return to Rome?

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