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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. Who accuses Rhiannon of the murder?
(a) Her waiting-women
(b) Teyrnon
(c) Pwyll's councillors
(d) Gwawl

2. Which well-known legendary hero appears in several tales within The Mabinogion?
(a) Robin Hood
(b) Julius Caesar
(c) Alexander the Great
(d) King Arthur

3. Which of the following phenomena did not signal the disappearance of the people and domestic animals of Dyfed?
(a) Thunder
(b) Light
(c) Mist
(d) Darkness

4. What was the name of the French troubador who originally wrote the earliest version of three of these tales?
(a) Gereint
(b) Lady Charlotte Guest
(c) Marie de France
(d) Chretién de Troyes

5. Which original manuscript used to compile The Mabinogion is the oldest?
(a) The Book of the Dun Cow
(b) The Red Book of Hergest
(c) The Romances of Chretién de Troyes
(d) The White Book of Rhydderch

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following places do the survivors not spend time?

2. Who had Bendigeifran left as his regent while he was in Ireland?

3. How much does the priest offer for the release of the mouse?

4. Who translated THE MABINOGION?

5. Which sub-division of the tales are considered to be the most recently written?

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