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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dream of Macsen Wledig.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man (other than Pwyll) who claims Rhiannon as his bride?
(a) Gwri
(b) Gawain
(c) Gwion
(d) Gwawl

2. Which of the following places is not mentioned in the tale?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Burgundy
(d) Brittany

3. Which of the following is not one of the survivors?
(a) Taliesin
(b) Pryderi
(c) Pwyll
(d) Manawydan

4. How many pigs does Gwydion get in exchange from Pryderi for the magical horses and greyhounds
(a) Twenty-one
(b) We are not told
(c) Seven
(d) Twenty-four

5. Which of the following did Efnisien not to do the horses?
(a) Cut off their tails
(b) Cut off their manes
(c) Cut off their lips
(d) Cut off their ears

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Macsen Wledig doing when he falls asleep and has his dream?

2. What type of bird does Lleu Llaw Gyffes kill in order to get his name?

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

4. Which of the following phenomena did not signal the disappearance of the people and domestic animals of Dyfed?

5. What language was The Mabinogion originally written in?

(see the answer key)

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