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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 26, How Dankwart Slew Gelfrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Siegfried go to bring rare warriors to Isenstein after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild is over?
(a) To protect Gunther and the rest in case Brunhild means them harm.
(b) To show Brunhild that he is really a king.
(c) To show Brunhild that his warriors are stronger than hers.
(d) To pay for losing the contest to Brunhild.

2. Why does Hagen advise Gunther to avoid camping until daybreak?
(a) Because there is a village ahead with comfortable beds.
(b) Because he fears a repeat attack by the ferryman's lord.
(c) Because he wants to put distance between himself and the priest.
(d) Because the land is mountainous.

3. What is the name of Kriemhild's child?
(a) Werbel.
(b) Swemmeline.
(c) Ortlieb.
(d) Rudeger.

4. How many days of festivities occur before Brunhild and Kriemhild begin quarreling?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eleven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kriemhild most interested in getting onto Hungarian land to attend King Etzel's summer festival?

2. What messengers go to Burgundy to invite Gunther and his men to visit Kriemhild in Hungary?

3. In whom does Kriemhild take comfort as she makes her decision about where to live?

4. What does Siegfried tell Gunther before he goes to bring warriors back to Isenstein after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild is over?

5. What comment of Kriemhild's sets off the quarrel between herself and Brunhild?

(see the answer key)

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