Nibelungenlied | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Adventure 1, Kriemhild's Dream | Adventure 2, Siegfried

1. Where does Kriemhild live?

Burgundy.

2. Which of these characters is not a brother of Kriemhild?

Siegfried.

3. Who is Kriemhild's father?

Dancrat.

4. What does Kriemhild dream?

Two eagles attacked a falcon.

5. Who is Kriemhild's mother?

Dame Uta.

6. What is the literary device that describes Kriemhild's dream?

Foreshadowing.

Adventure 3, How Siegfried Went to Worms | Adventure 4, How Siegfried Fought with the Saxons

1. What oath has Kriemhild taken?

Never to marry.

2. Who is determined to woo Kriemhild?

Siegfried.

3. Who greets Siegfried when he arrives at King Gunther's castle?

Hagen.

4. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?

He puts it in a cave.

5. Which kings unite to march against King Gunther's lands?

Ludeger and Ludegast.

6. Whom does Siegfried appoint as commander of the rearguard when he...
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