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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Llwyd transform his wife back into human form?
(a) He claps his hands three times
(b) He sings a song of power
(c) He writes a sigil in the air
(d) He taps her with a magic wand

4. Where did Manawydan go to offer homage to Caswallawn?
(a) The White Mount in London
(b) Arberth
(c) Dyfed
(d) Oxford

5. Which of the following does Pryderi not find inside the caer?
(a) A fountain
(b) A golden bowl
(c) A silver cauldron
(d) A marble slab

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the tales written down?

2. Which tale is the earliest contained in THE MABINOGION?

3. What is unusual about the warriors brought back to life by the Cauldron of Rebirth?

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

5. How many tales are versions of French romances?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were these tales originally presented to an audience?

2. Was the name "The Mabinogion" originally given to this collection of tales?

3. What three tokens of manhood does Aranrhod refuse to give Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

4. How does Pwyll win Rhiannon back from Gwawl?

5. What are onomastic tales?

6. What period in history were the later tales in "The Mabinogion" written down in?

7. Why does Teyrnon decide to take Gwri to the court of Pwyll?

8. What is given to Matholwch and the other Irishmen in compensation for the mutilated horses?

9. Why does Cigfa become so fearful after Rhiannon and Pryderi vanish?

10. Why does Aranrhod treat Lleu Llaw Gyffes so spitefully?

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