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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. Who carries Kriemhild's message to Gunther?
(a) Herrat.
(b) Kriemhild.
(c) Rudeger.
(d) Etzel's minstrels.

2. When Kriemhild dreams repeatedly of home, what brother is in her dream?
(a) Gernot.
(b) Giselher.
(c) Dancrat.
(d) Gunther.

3. Who counsels the messengers who take Kriemhild's message across the Rhine?
(a) Kriemhild.
(b) Rudeger.
(c) Rudeger's wife.
(d) Siegmund.

4. How soon does Kriemhild produce a son and heir to Etzel's throne?
(a) Seven years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

5. Why does Siegfried gather an army of a thousand Nibelungers?
(a) To take Brunhild's wealth back to Burgundy safely.
(b) To take them back to Burgundy with him and Gunther.
(c) To dissuade Brunhild from delaying her marriage to Gunther.
(d) To lay siege to Brunhild's territories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Kriemhild to do what she does in response to Siegmund's request?

2. Why does Kriemhild baptize her son?

3. Who is killed when Hagen and Gelfrat meet?

4. What does Brunhild give Gunther and his men after she explains the games?

5. While they are arguing, what evidence does Brunhild provide to Kriemhild that she thinks supports the idea that Siegfried is the vassal of Gunther?

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