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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Pryderi's wife?
(a) Tywi
(b) Gwyn
(c) Cigfa
(d) Casnar

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

3. How many tales appear in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Eleven
(b) Ten
(c) Twenty
(d) Four

4. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?
(a) Math Son of Mathonwy
(b) Branwen Daughter of Llyr
(c) Gereint Son of Erbin
(d) Culhwch and Olwen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many original manuscripts did the original tales come from?

2. What town was Pwyll and Rhiannon's son born in?

3. How fast is Rhiannon's horse travelling when the messengers pursue her?

4. When were the tales written down?

5. What was the original name for this collection of tales?

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