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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. How do Brunhild and Kriemhild greet each other the first time they meet?
(a) They curtsey to one another.
(b) They kiss one another.
(c) They bow silently without making eye contact.
(d) They beam brilliant smiles and embrace with tears of joy in their eyes.

2. Who in Burgundy knows of the strangers that journey from Etzel's land to seek Kriemhild's hand in marriage?
(a) Giselher.
(b) Gernot.
(c) Rudiger.
(d) Hagen.

3. When Siegfried tells Kriemhild that it is time to go back to the Netherlands, what does she want to do before they leave?
(a) Have a new wardrobe of rich gowns constructed.
(b) Spend time with her mother, Uote
(c) Get to know her new dear sister, Brunhild.
(d) Divide lands between herself and her brothers.

4. How many men does Kriemhild take with her to Burgundy?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Four.

5. When Kriemhild is unable to take the remainder of Siegfried's treasure to her new home, what does Rudiger tell her?
(a) That Etzel will be insulted if she brings gold with her.
(b) That Etzel's warriors will retrieve her gold from Hagen.
(c) That Etzel will give her more gold than she can squander.
(d) That Etzel's warriors will recover her gold from the Rhine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not pledge to Kriemhild that he will come to her aid in Etzel's land if she is ever in need?

2. Why is King Etzel concerned that Kriemhild will not marry him?

3. What happens when Hagen approaches Siegfried's bier?

4. Who is the member of her new household who is mourning Etzel's first queen?

5. When Siegfried, acting as Gunther's messenger, shows up in Burgundy without Gunther, what does Giselher assume?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kriemhild dream, and why did Siegfried dismiss her dream?

2. What is that deception that Kriemhild learns about when she rages at Hagen because he sinks the treasure of the Nibelungs in the Rhine?

3. Describe Siegfried's fight with Ludeger.

4. Who is Eckewart and what is his role in Gunther's men's trip into Hungary?

5. Describe Kriemhild's relationship with her new land.

6. What favor does Kriemhild ask of Etzel, and how does she accomplish her design?

7. What conditions do Gunther's men ask for after the fighting in the feast hall dies down?

8. Why does Hagen refuse to reveal to Kriemhild where Siegfried's treasure is sunk?

9. Why does Hagen suggest that his warriors drink the blood of corpses?

10. What is Kriemhild's role in Gunther's suit of Brunhild?

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