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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gereint do to challenge the knight in the mist to fight?

2. Where do Llud and Llefelys meet to discuss the plagues?

3. What prevents Llud and Llefelys talking to each other?

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

5. What relation is the Lame King to Peredur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Cei angry at the two dwarfs?

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

3. Why do Arthur's men stop him from attacking the Black Witch?

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

5. Why does Llefelys travel to France?

6. How do Llud and Llefelys prevent the Coranieid overhearing the plans to destroy them?

7. Where does Culhwch first see Olwen?

8. How does Enid travel to Arthur's court?

9. Why does Rhonabwy set out on a journey?

10. How does Llud deal with the plague of the scream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many claim that Celtic society assigned a high status to women. Bearing in mind that The Mabinogion is considered to be a very important collection of Celtic legend, do the tales in The Mabinogion support this view? Use examples from at least three tales to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the character of Cei as he appears in the earlier tales and as he appears in the later romances, and describe how the portrayal of this character has changed over time. Use quotes from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

"The Dream of Rhonabwy" contains a contrast between Arthurian days and "modern life" (from the perspective of the author, i.e. Medieval life). Describe and evaluate this contrast. Your answer should be structured as follows:

(1) Describe the Arthurian setting in the tale

(2) Describe the "real world' in the tale

(3) Decide which setting is more exaggerated and what you believe the author was attempting to say through the contrast.

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