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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Manawydan son of Llyr.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?
(a) White
(b) Dapple-Grey
(c) Red
(d) Black

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

3. Who invented the word "Mabinogion"?
(a) Lady Charlotte Guest
(b) Nobody - it is part of the Welsh language
(c) Chretién de Troyes
(d) King Arthur

4. How fast is Rhiannon's horse travelling when the messengers pursue her?
(a) A brisk canter
(b) A full gallop
(c) A slow, even pace
(d) Faster than lightning

5. What is the name of the king that Pwyll must face in single combat in the Otherworld?
(a) Arawn
(b) Annwn
(c) Hagfan
(d) Dyfed

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the boar pursued by Pryderi's hunting hounds?

2. When were the tales written down?

3. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?

4. Where did Manawydan go to offer homage to Caswallawn?

5. What is unusual about the warriors brought back to life by the Cauldron of Rebirth?

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