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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 is not given as a name for London?
(a) Caer Lundein
(b) Lwndrys
(c) Caer Lloegyr
(d) Caer Ludd

2. What does Gereint do to challenge the knight in the mist to fight?
(a) He draws his sword
(b) He kisses the maiden
(c) He sits in the knight's chair
(d) He blows the hunting horn

3. How many times has the knight Gereint followed won the sparrowhawk?
(a) Seven times
(b) Once
(c) Three times
(d) Twice

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

5. How does Cynon return back to Arthur's court after the black knight takes his horse?
(a) He is given a new horse at the shining castle.
(b) He steals a horse from a farm.
(c) He walks home.
(d) The Hideous Herdsman gives him a stag to ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following pieces of advice does Peredur's mother not give him?

2. Where does Llud bury the captured pigs?

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

4. How many maidens does Cynon see in the castle?

5. Which of the following tasks does Enid not perform when Gereint spends the night in her father's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the lion choose to follow Owein?

2. Why does Cynon first approach the Hideous Herdsman?

3. Why does Rhonabwy set out on a journey?

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

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

6. Why does Gereint decide to marry Enid?

7. How is Owein healed after his madness?

8. Where does Culhwch first see Olwen?

9. How do Cei and Gwrhyr find Mabon Son of Modron?

10. Why is Cei angry at the two dwarfs?

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