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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. Which of the following crafts do Manawydan and Pryderi not earn a living at?
(a) Saddle makers
(b) Sword makers
(c) Shoemakers
(d) Shield makers

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

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

4. What color hair does the maiden have when Macsen sees her in the dream?
(a) Black
(b) We are not told
(c) Golden
(d) Red

5. What language was The Mabinogion originally written in?
(a) Latin
(b) French
(c) English
(d) Welsh

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Efnisien grow angry during the feast?

2. What color were the strange hounds seen by Pwyll?

3. Why was Manawydan able to catch Llwyd's wife in mouse form?

4. What is the name of the man (other than Pwyll) who claims Rhiannon as his bride?

5. What is unusual about the boar pursued by Pryderi's hunting hounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lleu Llaw Gyffes get his name?

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

3. Which manuscript used to compile The Mabinogion is the earliest?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Bendigeidfran and his brothers know that the Irish ships are coming in peace?

9. What does Macsen see in his dream beside the river?

10. Why does Efnisien mutilate the Irish horses?

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