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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. What is unusual about the warriors brought back to life by the Cauldron of Rebirth?
(a) They do not bleed when wounded
(b) They cannot speak
(c) Their skins have turned green
(d) They have no eyes

2. How much does the priest offer for the release of the mouse?
(a) Thirty pounds
(b) Three pounds
(c) Five pounds
(d) One pound

3. How many Welsh people survive the battle?
(a) Twenty
(b) Eight
(c) Seven
(d) Nine

4. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?
(a) Gereint
(b) Chretién de Troyes
(c) Marie de France
(d) Lady Charlotte Guest

5. Which of the following flowers is not used to create Blodeuedd?
(a) Honeysuckle
(b) Broom
(c) Meadowsweet
(d) Oak

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the technical term used for stories told to explain a place name?

2. How many warriors were hidden in great house built for Bendigeidfran?

3. What relation is Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

4. What animal leads Math and Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

5. How does Llwyd transform his wife back into human form?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Efnisien mutilate the Irish horses?

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

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

4. What period in history were the later tales in "The Mabinogion" written down in?

5. Why does Elen command the roads to be built throughout Britain?

6. Where does Macsen Wledig fall asleep?

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

8. What happens to Branwen after the battle?

9. Why do the serving women decide to accuse Rhiannon of murdering her son?

10. What is unusual about Rhiannon's horse as the messengers try to catch her?

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