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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following places do the survivors not spend time?
(a) Harddlech
(b) Gwales
(c) Talebolion
(d) Cornwall
2. What is the name of the man (other than Pwyll) who claims Rhiannon as his bride?
(a) Gwri
(b) Gawain
(c) Gwawl
(d) Gwion
3. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?
(a) Lady Charlotte Guest
(b) Marie de France
(c) Gereint
(d) Chretién de Troyes
4. What breed of bird did Branwen train to carry a message?
(a) A raven
(b) A starling
(c) A sparrow
(d) A skylark
5. How many warriors were hidden in great house built for Bendigeidfran?
(a) Three hundred
(b) One thousand
(c) One hundred
(d) Fifty
6. Which of the following animals are Gilfaethwy and Gwydion not transformed into?
(a) Pigs
(b) Wolves
(c) Deer
(d) Greyhounds
7. Which of the following parts of shoemaking do Manawydan and Pryderi not do for themselves?
(a) Dressing and tanning the leather
(b) Skinning beasts to get the hides
(c) Cutting out the leather
(d) Stitching the shoes together
8. What is the bridge onto the ship in Macsen's dream made out of?
(a) Walrus ivory
(b) Crystal-clear glass
(c) Purest gold
(d) Polished oakwood
9. How old was Gwri when he learned to walk?
(a) Less than three months old
(b) Less than one year old
(c) Three years old
(d) One year old
10. What is the name of Rhiannon's father?
(a) Gwawl son of Clud
(b) Hereward the Wake
(c) Arawn King of Arawn
(d) Hefeydd the Old
11. What is the mystery child left in the stable wearing?
(a) Red and white silk
(b) Brocaded silk
(c) Nothing
(d) Swaddling clothes
12. Which of the following people does not come to ask Manawydan to release the mouse?
(a) A bishop
(b) A clerk
(c) A priest
(d) A monk
13. What type of bird does Lleu Llaw Gyffes kill in order to get his name?
(a) A raven
(b) A wren
(c) A starling
(d) An eagle
14. Which of the following flowers is not used to create Blodeuedd?
(a) Meadowsweet
(b) Oak
(c) Broom
(d) Honeysuckle
15. Which of the following did Efnisien not to do the horses?
(a) Cut off their manes
(b) Cut off their ears
(c) Cut off their lips
(d) Cut off their tails
Short Answer Questions
1. How long was Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid's wife pregnant for?
2. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?
3. Which well-known legendary hero appears in several tales within The Mabinogion?
4. Which of the following does not come on Manawydan and Pryderi in revenge for what was done to Gwawl?
5. Which of the following places are not seen by Macsen's messengers in the Island of Britain?
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