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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bendigeifran wounded?
(a) In the heart
(b) In the foot
(c) In the thigh
(d) In the head

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

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

4. Which of the tales should correctly be called "The Mabinogion"?
(a) The first four
(b) Only "The Dream of Rhonabwy"
(c) The last three
(d) All of them

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid's wife pregnant for?

2. What is the name of the cantref ruled over by Lleu Llaw Gyffes before his betrayal by Blodeuedd and Gronwr?

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

4. How long was Branwen treated as a queen should be?

5. What weapon does Lleu Llaw Gyffes use to kill Gronwr?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pwyll win Rhiannon back from Gwawl?

2. Why does Efnisien mutilate the Irish horses?

3. Why does Pryderi arrange for his widowed mother to marry Manawydan?

4. Why do the four have to leave the towns in Lloegyr they try to settle in?

5. How were these tales originally presented to an audience?

6. What three tokens of manhood does Aranrhod refuse to give Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

7. Why does Aranrhod treat Lleu Llaw Gyffes so spitefully?

8. Why does Gwydion suggest obtaining pigs from Pryderi?

9. What does Elen insist on after the messengers salute her as Empress of Rome?

10. Why, according to the tale, do the warriors of Cynan decide to cut out the tongues of the women?

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