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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 of the following is not a sibling to the others this list?
(a) Gilfaethwy
(b) Aranrhod
(c) Gwydion
(d) Goewin

2. How many warriors were hidden in great house built for Bendigeidfran?
(a) One hundred
(b) One thousand
(c) Fifty
(d) Three hundred

3. What is the meaning given for the place-name Llydaw and explained by the onomastic tale?
(a) Half breeds
(b) Half wits
(c) Half Welsh
(d) Half silent

4. What relation is Gwydion to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?
(a) His brother
(b) His cousin
(c) His father
(d) His uncle

5. How old was Gwri when he learned to walk?
(a) Three years old
(b) One year old
(c) Less than three months old
(d) Less than one year old

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Math that Goewin is no longer a virgin?

2. How long does Pwyll spend in the Otherworld?

3. How many people does Macsen Wledig see in his dream?

4. What colour were the saddles made by Manawydan and Pryderi?

5. What animal does Pwyll say that he has trapped in the bag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about Rhiannon's horse as the messengers try to catch her?

2. Why does Llwyd use his magic to bring harm to Pryderi and his family?

3. Where does Macsen Wledig fall asleep?

4. What does Pwyll do that insults or offends Arawn?

5. Why do the four have to leave the towns in Lloegyr they try to settle in?

6. Why does Elen command the roads to be built throughout Britain?

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

8. What does Macsen see in his dream beside the river?

9. Where did the Three Romances originate from before being written for the Mabinogion?

10. Why do the serving women decide to accuse Rhiannon of murdering her son?

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