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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 did Bendigeifran tell the survivors to bury his head?
(a) Harddlech
(b) Cornwall
(c) London
(d) France

2. Which of the following is not part of the situation where Lleu Llaw Gyffes can be killed?
(a) A spear made while folk are at Mass on Sundays
(b) A hut on a riverbank
(c) Having one foot on a goat and one foot on the rim of a bath
(d) Being dressed only in a net

3. What animal does Pwyll say that he has trapped in the bag?
(a) A weasel
(b) A badger
(c) A fox
(d) A snake

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

5. When do the mice come to steal Manawydan's grain?
(a) Sunrise
(b) Midnight
(c) Twilight
(d) Sunset

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following places are not seen by Macsen's messengers in the Island of Britain?

2. What is the name of the river in Ireland that Bendigeidfran helps his troops to cross?

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

4. How long does Macsen Wledig spend in Britain with Elen?

5. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Math and Gwydion find Lleu Llaw Gyffes after Gronwr shoots him?

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

3. Why does Cigfa become so fearful after Rhiannon and Pryderi vanish?

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

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

6. Exactly what disappears during the thunder and mist, and what does not?

7. What happens to Branwen after the battle?

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

9. Where did the Three Romances originate from before being written for the Mabinogion?

10. Why does Llwyd use his magic to bring harm to Pryderi and his family?

(see the answer keys)

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