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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 knight seen by Gwenhwyfar and Gereint?
(a) He is very large.
(b) He is green all over.
(c) He is covered in mud and blood.
(d) He is a dwarf.

2. Where does Owein wound the black knight?
(a) In the stomach
(b) In the head
(c) In the thigh
(d) In the chest

3. Which of the following does the original writer not give as one of the things that makes this tale nearly impossible to learn by heart?
(a) The banners on the pavillions
(b) The colors on the horses
(c) The colors on the mantles
(d) The magic stones

4. What did Cynon see the two blond curly-haired youths doing in the castle?
(a) Practicing sword fighting
(b) Making arrows
(c) Practicing archery
(d) Playing gwyddbwyll

5. What is on the banner topping the white pavilion that the first messenger to Arthur and Owein?
(a) A black raven with golden claws
(b) A black snake with red eyes
(c) A red horse with a yellow mane
(d) A gold dragon breathing black fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following is not one of the knights first met by Peredur?

2. How many times is Peredur able to mend the sword after cutting through the column?

3. Which of the following does not take part in the storytelling in Arthur's court?

4. How does Lludd keep himself awake while he keeps watch over the hall at night?

5. What day of the week is it when the messenger brings news of the white stag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Arthurian figures Rhonabwy meets in his dream say about Rhonabwy's looks?

2. Why does the author of "The Dream of Rhonabwy" say that nobody can remember the tale without a book?

3. Where does Culhwch first see Olwen?

4. Why does Gereint decide to marry Enid?

5. Why does Gereint decide to follow the knight and the dwarf?

6. Why is Cei angry at the two dwarfs?

7. What convinces Gereint that Enid is loyal to him?

8. Why does Glewlwyd Mighty-Grasp recommend that Culhwch should be admitted to Arthur's court?

9. Who teaches Peredur in the ways of knighthood?

10. Why does Cynon first approach the Hideous Herdsman?

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