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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. How many tales appear in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Twenty
(b) Eleven
(c) Four
(d) Ten

2. What sort of tree does Lleu Llaw Gyffes perch in when in his eagle form?
(a) An ash
(b) A birch
(c) An oak
(d) A beech

3. Which of the following did Efnisien not to do the horses?
(a) Cut off their lips
(b) Cut off their ears
(c) Cut off their manes
(d) Cut off their tails

4. What was the original name for this collection of tales?
(a) The Mabinogion
(b) There was none
(c) The White Book of Rhydderch
(d) The Red Book of Hergest

5. What is Macsen Wledig doing when he falls asleep and has his dream?
(a) He is feasting in his hall.
(b) He is on board a ship.
(c) He is holding a court of justice.
(d) He is out hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town was Pwyll and Rhiannon's son born in?

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

3. Which of the following was not originally a medieval courtly romance?

4. What is the most likely meaning of "Mabinogion"?

5. What does Elen arrange to be brought to Britain so Macsen can feel more at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lleu Llaw Gyffes get his name?

3. What happens to Branwen after the battle?

4. Where does Macsen Wledig fall asleep?

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

6. Was the name "The Mabinogion" originally given to this collection of tales?

7. What action of Pwyll's during his year in the Otherworld impresses Arawn as an example of virtue?

8. What happens when the door facing Cornwall is opened?

9. What do the Irish hide within the hall built for Bendigeidfran and why?

10. What are onomastic tales?

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