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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 plagues?
(a) The food in the king's court vanishing
(b) Fire-breathing dragons carrying off maidens
(c) The invasion of the Coranieid folk
(d) A terrible scream every May Eve

2. Which of the following well-known Arthurian characters is not invoked by Culhwch when he asks his boon from Arthur?
(a) Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere)
(b) Myrddin (Merlin)
(c) Drwst (Tristram)
(d) Cei (Kay)

3. Who killed the white stag?
(a) Owein
(b) Arthur
(c) Gwalchmei
(d) Gereint

4. Which of the following tasks does Enid not perform when Gereint spends the night in her father's house?
(a) Shopping for food and drink
(b) Cooking the meal
(c) Helping Gereint take his boots off
(d) Stabling Gereint's horse

5. What is on the banner topping the white pavilion that the first messenger to Arthur and Owein?
(a) A red horse with a yellow mane
(b) A gold dragon breathing black fire
(c) A black raven with golden claws
(d) A black snake with red eyes

6. What colors are worn by the horse and rider who first meets Rhonabwy?
(a) Yellow and red
(b) Yellow and black
(c) Yellow and blue
(d) Yellow and green

7. What color is the hair of the Ragged Maiden who offers herself as Peredur's paramour?
(a) We are not told
(b) Blonde
(c) Red or auburn
(d) Black

8. Which of the following does Peredur not encounter in the quest of the Black Worm of the Barrow?
(a) The Sons of the Kings of Suffering
(b) The Lord of the Hunt
(c) The Lady of the Feasts
(d) Edlym Red-sword

9. Which of the following animals is not consulted by Cei and Bedwyr?
(a) A salmon
(b) A stag
(c) An eagle
(d) A badger

10. Which of the following does not take part in the storytelling in Arthur's court?
(a) Owein
(b) Cei
(c) Gwenhwyfar
(d) Glewlwyd Mighty-Grasp

11. Which of the following is not promised to Culhwch by the porter if he stays in the guest house?
(a) Hot peppered chops
(b) Wine
(c) A hot bath
(d) Food for his dogs and horse

12. What happens to the man who was stealing the food from the king's court?
(a) Llud kills him..
(b) He escapes, never to be seen again.
(c) He becomes one of Llud's vassals.
(d) Llud imprisons him.

13. What guards the path to the houses in the wild craggy valley visited by Peredur after his pledge to Angharad Golden-Hand?
(a) A serpent
(b) An armed knight
(c) Giants
(d) A lion

14. Where do the pure black troop come from?
(a) Denmark
(b) Sweden
(c) Ireland
(d) France

15. What time of year is it when Enid laments that her husband is falling into a decline?
(a) Spring
(b) Winter
(c) Fall/Autumn
(d) Summer

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week is it when the messenger brings news of the white stag?

2. Which of the following is not given as a name for London?

3. Which of the following countries does not have a representative at the council where a truce is asked for?

4. How do the Countess's chamberlains plan to execute Luned?

5. What relation is the Lame King to Peredur?

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