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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which original manuscript used to compile The Mabinogion is the oldest?
(a) The Red Book of Hergest
(b) The White Book of Rhydderch
(c) The Romances of Chretién de Troyes
(d) The Book of the Dun Cow

2. 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

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

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

6. How many years did the four spend living in the wilds before moving to Lloegyr?
(a) The story does not say
(b) Three years
(c) Two years
(d) One year

7. Which of the following is not one of the survivors?
(a) Pwyll
(b) Taliesin
(c) Manawydan
(d) Pryderi

8. Why does Efnisien grow angry during the feast?
(a) Because Gwern would not show him affection
(b) Because Matholwch insulted him
(c) Because Branwen had been so badly mistreated
(d) Because the Irish warriors were hidden in the flourbags

9. When does Teyrnon's mare give birth to a foal?
(a) Halloween
(b) May Eve
(c) Midsummer
(d) May Day

10. What do Gwydion and his men disguise themselves at to visit the court of Pryderi?
(a) Bards
(b) Druids
(c) Shoemakers
(d) Shepherds

11. What town was Pwyll and Rhiannon's son born in?
(a) Caer Llion
(b) Arberth
(c) Aberystwyth
(d) Caer Aranrhod

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

13. How long was Branwen treated as a queen should be?
(a) One year
(b) Two years
(c) Three years
(d) Not at all

14. What animal is killed in order to frame Rhiannon for the murder of her son?
(a) A horse
(b) A badger
(c) A dog
(d) A stag

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pigs does Gwydion get in exchange from Pryderi for the magical horses and greyhounds

2. Who opens the door that faces Cornwall?

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

4. What animal does Pwyll say that he has trapped in the bag?

5. How many kings are with Macsen Wledig when he has his dream?

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