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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 32, How Bl?del Was Slain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kriemhild crying at the beginning of Adventure 29?
(a) Because she misses her homeland.
(b) Because she does not want to die.
(c) Because she is powerless to kill Hagen.
(d) Because she has finally killed Hagen.

2. Where does Hagen put Siegfried's body?
(a) In bed with Kriemhild.
(b) In front of Siegmund's door.
(c) In front of Kriemhild's door.
(d) In a coffin.

3. How many warriors does Kriemhild gather in order to kill Hagen?
(a) A hundred.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Twelve.

4. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?
(a) He spends it on Kriemhild.
(b) He puts it in a cave.
(c) He builds a castle with it.
(d) He takes it to his castle.

5. Who leads King Gunther's group through the country on the other side of the Danube?
(a) Volker.
(b) Gelpfrat.
(c) Hagen.
(d) The minstrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Folker's role in the negotiations between Etzel's messengers and Gunther's men?

2. Whom does Siegfried appoint as commander of the rearguard when he fights Gunther's invaders?

3. After a night of guarding Gunther and the nobles, when Volker says that his chain-mail has "grown cool on me," what does he mean?

4. Who tells Hagen's men of Kriemhild's plans?

5. How soon does Kriemhild produce a son and heir to Etzel's throne?

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