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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 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 raids on Manawydan's crops
(c) The persecution of Manawydan by the shoemakers
(d) The captivity of Pryderi and Rhiannon

2. What does Elen arrange to be brought to Britain so Macsen can feel more at home?
(a) Grapevines
(b) His ageing mother
(c) His hunting hounds
(d) Soil from his native land

3. Where did Bendigeifran tell the survivors to bury his head?
(a) London
(b) Cornwall
(c) France
(d) Harddlech

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

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

6. What is unusual about the boar pursued by Pryderi's hunting hounds?
(a) It is white
(b) It can run faster than the fastest horse
(c) It can make itself invisible
(d) It drips flame from its muzzle

7. What breed of bird did Branwen train to carry a message?
(a) A skylark
(b) A sparrow
(c) A starling
(d) A raven

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

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

10. What do the Irish swineherds mistake Bendigeidfran for as he crosses the ocean?
(a) A forest
(b) A mountain
(c) A whale
(d) A ridge

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

12. Which well-known legendary hero appears in several tales within The Mabinogion?
(a) Alexander the Great
(b) Robin Hood
(c) Julius Caesar
(d) King Arthur

13. What colour were the saddles made by Manawydan and Pryderi?
(a) Dark blue
(b) Greenish-blue
(c) Golden-orange
(d) Dark red

14. What is the most likely meaning of "Mabinogion"?
(a) Tales of a Youth
(b) Tales of Battle
(c) Heroic Tales
(d) Tales of a Knight

15. How many original manuscripts did the original tales come from?
(a) Four
(b) Eleven
(c) Two
(d) Three

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who had Bendigeifran left as his regent while he was in Ireland?

3. What is the mystery child left in the stable wearing?

4. What sort of tree does Lleu Llaw Gyffes perch in when in his eagle form?

5. What color were the strange hounds seen by Pwyll?

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