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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Arthur's warband first find Twrch Trwyth?
(a) Cornwall
(b) Scotland
(c) Ireland
(d) France

2. What happens to the man who was stealing the food from the king's court?
(a) Llud imprisons him.
(b) He escapes, never to be seen again.
(c) He becomes one of Llud's vassals.
(d) Llud kills him..

3. Who of the following is not one of the knights first met by Peredur?
(a) Gwalchmei
(b) Cei
(c) Gweir
(d) Owein

4. How many maidens does Cynon see in the castle?
(a) Twenty-four
(b) Two
(c) Ten
(d) Thirty-two

5. Where does Owein wound the black knight?
(a) In the head
(b) In the stomach
(c) In the thigh
(d) In the chest

6. What is unusual about the dwarfs who speak the praise of Peredur (apart from their lack of height)?
(a) They have been unable to speak until that point.
(b) They are identical twins.
(c) They are both blind.
(d) They both have one brown eye and one blue eye.

7. What is the name of the woman who Culhwch was destined to take as wife?
(a) Ysbaddaden
(b) Goewin
(c) Gwen
(d) Olwen

8. What relation is the Lame King to Peredur?
(a) His uncle
(b) His father
(c) His cousin
(d) His grandfather

9. Which of the following is not promised to Culhwch by the porter if he stays in the guest house?
(a) Hot peppered chops
(b) Wine
(c) Food for his dogs and horse
(d) A hot bath

10. How many times is Peredur able to mend the sword after cutting through the column?
(a) Three times
(b) Twice
(c) Ten times
(d) Once

11. What guards the path to the houses in the wild craggy valley visited by Peredur after his pledge to Angharad Golden-Hand?
(a) A lion
(b) Giants
(c) An armed knight
(d) A serpent

12. Which of the following is not one of the results of the terrible scream?
(a) Animals and trees become barren
(b) Women have miscarriages
(c) Snow falls in the middle of summer
(d) Young men and women faint

13. What color is the hair of the Ragged Maiden who offers herself as Peredur's paramour?
(a) Blonde
(b) Red or auburn
(c) We are not told
(d) Black

14. Which of the following does Arthur not mention as one of the things that he cannot grant as a boon to Culhwch?
(a) His spear
(b) His wife
(c) His sword
(d) His horse

15. Who is the first person of Arthur's court to find Gereint wounded under a tree?
(a) Gwenhwyfar
(b) The steward's servant
(c) Cei
(d) Gwalchmei

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the original writer not give as one of the things that makes this tale nearly impossible to learn by heart?

2. What did Llud use to destroy the Coranieid?

3. What relation is Culhwch to Arthur?

4. Which of the following does Peredur not encounter in the quest of the Black Worm of the Barrow?

5. How many bards sing the praises of Arthur?

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