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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Macsen Wledig spend in Britain with Elen?
(a) A year and a day
(b) Ten years
(c) One year
(d) Seven years

2. What is unusual about the warriors brought back to life by the Cauldron of Rebirth?
(a) Their skins have turned green
(b) They do not bleed when wounded
(c) They have no eyes
(d) They cannot speak

3. Who invented the word "Mabinogion"?
(a) Chretién de Troyes
(b) Lady Charlotte Guest
(c) Nobody - it is part of the Welsh language
(d) King Arthur

4. Which of the following does Pryderi not find inside the caer?
(a) A marble slab
(b) A fountain
(c) A golden bowl
(d) A silver cauldron

5. What color were the strange hounds seen by Pwyll?
(a) Red with white ears
(b) Red, black and white
(c) White with red ears
(d) White with black ears

6. Which town in Lloegyr do Cigfa and Manawydan live in when Manawydan becomes a shoemaker for the second time?
(a) We are not told
(b) London
(c) Oxford
(d) Hereford

7. Who decides on Blodeuedd's punishment?
(a) Lleu Llaw Gyffes
(b) Gwydion
(c) Math
(d) Gronwr

8. Which of the following parts of shoemaking do Manawydan and Pryderi not do for themselves?
(a) Cutting out the leather
(b) Skinning beasts to get the hides
(c) Dressing and tanning the leather
(d) Stitching the shoes together

9. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Branwen Daughter of Llyr
(b) Math Son of Mathonwy
(c) Gereint Son of Erbin
(d) Culhwch and Olwen

10. How many people does Macsen Wledig see in his dream?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One

11. Who is the first person to try to rescue Pryderi from the caer?
(a) Manawydan
(b) Rhiannon
(c) Cigfa
(d) Caswallawn

12. What relation is Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?
(a) His uncle
(b) His father
(c) His brother
(d) His cousin

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

14. Which country do these tales originate in?
(a) Ireland
(b) England
(c) Wales
(d) Scotland

15. Where is the dream-castle located?
(a) In a green valley
(b) By a river mouth
(c) On a rolling grassland
(d) On top of a mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals are Gilfaethwy and Gwydion not transformed into?

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

3. Which of the following did Efnisien not to do the horses?

4. Which well-known legendary hero appears in several tales within The Mabinogion?

5. How long does Rhiannon have to serve her penance?

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