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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 prevents Llud and Llefelys talking to each other?

2. Who helps Peredur take the dead knight's armour off?

3. Which of the following do the party of soldiers not see on the floor of the old hall?

4. Where does Llefelys go to get a wife?

5. What did Llud use to destroy the Coranieid?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Peredur's mother raise him in seclusion?

4. How is Owein healed after his madness?

5. Why does Gereint decide to marry Enid?

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

7. Why does Cynon first approach the Hideous Herdsman?

8. What are the three plagues that strike Llud's kingdom?

9. Why is Cei angry at the two dwarfs?

10. Who teaches Peredur in the ways of knighthood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hunting seems to be an important plot element in many of the tales in The Mabinogion. Eexplain the role that hunts and hunting play in the plots of the following tales:

(a) Pwyll Prince of Dyfed

(b) Culhwch and Olwen

(c) The Dream of Macsen Wledig

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the relationship between Gereint and Enid changes over time. What conflicts do they have and how are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 3

Animals often seem to play a magical role in some of the tales of The Mabinogion. Choose three animals from the list below and describe some examples of how they are used the tales. Your answer should also state how the animals seem to affect the events of the plot. Choose from:

(a) pigs or boars

(b) mice

(c) horses

(d) birds

(e) deer

(see the answer keys)

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