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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 Gereint not find in the orchards in the mists?
(a) A pavilion of brocaded silk
(b) A hunting horn hanging on an apple tree
(c) A fountain
(d) A woman sitting on a golden chair

2. What is unusual about the knight seen by Gwenhwyfar and Gereint?
(a) He is green all over.
(b) He is covered in mud and blood.
(c) He is very large.
(d) He is a dwarf.

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

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

5. What did Cynon see the two blond curly-haired youths doing in the castle?
(a) Playing gwyddbwyll
(b) Practicing sword fighting
(c) Making arrows
(d) Practicing archery

6. Which of the following do the party of soldiers not see on the floor of the old hall?
(a) Cow dung
(b) Broken pots
(c) Holly
(d) Holes

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

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

9. Which of the following is not given as a name for London?
(a) Caer Lloegyr
(b) Caer Lundein
(c) Lwndrys
(d) Caer Ludd

10. How does Cynon return back to Arthur's court after the black knight takes his horse?
(a) He steals a horse from a farm.
(b) He is given a new horse at the shining castle.
(c) He walks home.
(d) The Hideous Herdsman gives him a stag to ride.

11. What relation is Culhwch to Arthur?
(a) His second cousin
(b) His great-nephew
(c) His nephew
(d) His first cousin

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

13. Who of the following is not one of the knights first met by Peredur?
(a) Owein
(b) Gwalchmei
(c) Cei
(d) Gweir

14. What is on the helmet of the messenger who tells Arthur that Owein's ravens have killed the young men?
(a) A bull
(b) An eagle
(c) A lion
(d) A dragon

15. Where do Llud and Llefelys meet to discuss the plagues?
(a) In a hall made of bronze
(b) In the middle of the circle of Stonehenge
(c) On board a ship
(d) On top of a mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the original writer not give as one of the things that makes this tale nearly impossible to learn by heart?

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

3. Who takes the comb from between the ears of Twrch Trwyth?

4. What colour is Gereint's hair?

5. What did Llud use to destroy the Coranieid?

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