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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. For how long do the feasts and festivals continue while Siegfried and Kriemhild are in Burgundy?
(a) Eleven days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Four weeks.

2. What blood relative consoles Kriemhild in Burgundy after the death of Siegfried?
(a) Siegmund.
(b) The Nibelungs.
(c) Giselher.
(d) Gunther.

3. After the murder of Siegfried, what does Siegmund want Kriemhild to do?
(a) Know that she is cherished by himself, Siegfried's men and people.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Rule over Siegfried's realm.
(d) Raise Siegfried's son.

4. Where is Siegfried during the contest between Brunhild and Gunther?
(a) He is in the thick of the contest.
(b) He is fighting a giant.
(c) He is aboard the ship.
(d) He is pounding on the gate of Brunhild's fortress.

5. What does Hagen tell the warriors once they have crossed the Danube?
(a) He tells them that they need to travel fast and light.
(b) He tells them that they will conquer Hungary.
(c) He tells them that riches await them.
(d) He tells them the mermaids' prophecy that they will all die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words spoken by Kriemhild pain Siegmund while he is convincing her to return to Siegfried's lands?

2. Why does Hagen advise Gunther to avoid camping until daybreak?

3. What items are needed for the contest between Brunhild and Gunther?

4. What does Kriemhild do, without her husband's knowledge, when her family is invited to the summer festival in Hungary?

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

(see the answer key)

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