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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 is not one of the strongholds built by Elen?
(a) Dinas Emrys
(b) Arfon
(c) Caer Llion
(d) Caer Fyrddin

2. Which of the following is not one of the sons of Llyr?
(a) Manawydan
(b) Euroswydd
(c) Efnisien
(d) Bendigeidfran

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

4. Which of the following is not part of the situation where Lleu Llaw Gyffes can be killed?
(a) A spear made while folk are at Mass on Sundays
(b) A hut on a riverbank
(c) Being dressed only in a net
(d) Having one foot on a goat and one foot on the rim of a bath

5. Which of the following places are not seen by Macsen's messengers in the Island of Britain?
(a) Mon
(b) Arfon
(c) Aber Seint
(d) Lloegyr

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

7. What type of bird does Lleu Llaw Gyffes kill in order to get his name?
(a) A wren
(b) A raven
(c) A starling
(d) An eagle

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

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

10. What is Macsen Wledig doing when he falls asleep and has his dream?
(a) He is out hunting.
(b) He is holding a court of justice.
(c) He is feasting in his hall.
(d) He is on board a ship.

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

12. How many warriors were hidden in great house built for Bendigeidfran?
(a) Three hundred
(b) One thousand
(c) Fifty
(d) One hundred

13. How many messengers set out on the journey indicated by Macsen's dream?
(a) One
(b) Thirteen
(c) Twenty
(d) Five

14. Which of the following animals are Gilfaethwy and Gwydion not transformed into?
(a) Wolves
(b) Deer
(c) Pigs
(d) Greyhounds

15. Which of the following did Efnisien not to do the horses?
(a) Cut off their tails
(b) Cut off their lips
(c) Cut off their ears
(d) Cut off their manes

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?

2. What breed of bird did Branwen train to carry a message?

3. Which of the following was not originally a medieval courtly romance?

4. How long was Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid's wife pregnant for?

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

(see the answer keys)

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