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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 cantrefs does Pryderi not rule over?
(a) Ceredigiawn
(b) Dyfed
(c) Gwynedd
(d) Morganwg
2. How long does Rhiannon have to serve her penance?
(a) The rest of her life
(b) Nine years
(c) Until the true murderer is found
(d) Seven years
3. What color hair does the maiden have when Macsen sees her in the dream?
(a) Red
(b) Golden
(c) We are not told
(d) Black
4. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Red
(d) Dapple-Grey
5. How many Welsh people survive the battle?
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(c) Twenty
(d) Nine
6. How many pigs does Gwydion get in exchange from Pryderi for the magical horses and greyhounds
(a) Seven
(b) We are not told
(c) Twenty-four
(d) Twenty-one
7. How many people does Macsen Wledig see in his dream?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Four
8. What is the meaning given for the place-name Llydaw and explained by the onomastic tale?
(a) Half silent
(b) Half wits
(c) Half breeds
(d) Half Welsh
9. What is the name of the king that Pwyll must face in single combat in the Otherworld?
(a) Annwn
(b) Arawn
(c) Dyfed
(d) Hagfan
10. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Branwen Daughter of Llyr
(b) Culhwch and Olwen
(c) Math Son of Mathonwy
(d) Gereint Son of Erbin
11. What breed of bird did Branwen train to carry a message?
(a) A skylark
(b) A raven
(c) A starling
(d) A sparrow
12. Which of the following places do the survivors not spend time?
(a) Harddlech
(b) Talebolion
(c) Cornwall
(d) Gwales
13. Which town in Lloegyr do Cigfa and Manawydan live in when Manawydan becomes a shoemaker for the second time?
(a) Hereford
(b) Oxford
(c) London
(d) We are not told
14. Which of the following is not one of the sons of Llyr?
(a) Euroswydd
(b) Bendigeidfran
(c) Efnisien
(d) Manawydan
15. How many kings are with Macsen Wledig when he has his dream?
(a) Twenty-seven
(b) Thirty-five
(c) Thirty-two
(d) Fourteen
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Elen arrange to be brought to Britain so Macsen can feel more at home?
2. Which of the following phenomena did not signal the disappearance of the people and domestic animals of Dyfed?
3. Which of the following parts of shoemaking do Manawydan and Pryderi not do for themselves?
4. Why does Efnisien grow angry during the feast?
5. Which original manuscript used to compile The Mabinogion is the oldest?
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