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

2. What is the most likely meaning of "Mabinogion"?
(a) Heroic Tales
(b) Tales of Battle
(c) Tales of a Youth
(d) Tales of a Knight

3. How long does Pwyll spend in the Otherworld?
(a) A season
(b) A month
(c) A year
(d) A week

4. What animal is killed in order to frame Rhiannon for the murder of her son?
(a) A stag
(b) A badger
(c) A horse
(d) A dog

5. How long was Branwen treated as a queen should be?
(a) One year
(b) Three years
(c) Not at all
(d) Two years

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the horse ridden by Rhiannon when she first appears to Pwyll?

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

3. Which of the following does not come on Manawydan and Pryderi in revenge for what was done to Gwawl?

4. When were the tales written down?

5. How many years did the four spend living in the wilds before moving to Lloegyr?

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