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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What equipment do the brothers use to breach the city walls and enter the city?
(a) Fire
(b) Battering rams
(c) Ladders
(d) Catapults

3. How many years did the four spend living in the wilds before moving to Lloegyr?
(a) One year
(b) Two years
(c) The story does not say
(d) Three years

4. When do the mice come to steal Manawydan's grain?
(a) Sunset
(b) Midnight
(c) Sunrise
(d) Twilight

5. How many messengers set out on the journey indicated by Macsen's dream?
(a) Five
(b) Twenty
(c) One
(d) Thirteen

6. What type of bird does Lleu Llaw Gyffes kill in order to get his name?
(a) A wren
(b) A starling
(c) A raven
(d) An eagle

7. What color hair does the maiden have when Macsen sees her in the dream?
(a) Golden
(b) We are not told
(c) Black
(d) Red

8. How many riders approach Pwyll after he had driven the strange pack from the dead stag?
(a) One
(b) Nine
(c) Three
(d) Four

9. Which of the tales should correctly be called "The Mabinogion"?
(a) The last three
(b) Only "The Dream of Rhonabwy"
(c) The first four
(d) All of them

10. How long does it take Elen's brothers to conquer the city?
(a) A week
(b) Three days
(c) A month
(d) Three years

11. How many original manuscripts did the original tales come from?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Eleven

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

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

14. What was the original name for this collection of tales?
(a) The White Book of Rhydderch
(b) The Mabinogion
(c) The Red Book of Hergest
(d) There was none

15. What color were the strange hounds seen by Pwyll?
(a) Red, black and white
(b) White with red ears
(c) Red with white ears
(d) White with black ears

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elen arrange to be brought to Britain so Macsen can feel more at home?

2. How old was Gwri when he learned to walk?

3. How long does Rhiannon have to serve her penance?

4. Which of the following was not originally a medieval courtly romance?

5. What crop does Manawydan plant?

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