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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 17, How Siegfried Was Bewailed and Burned.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Siegfried appoint as commander of the rearguard when he fights Gunther's invaders?
(a) Dankwart.
(b) Ludeger.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Gunther.

2. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?
(a) He builds a castle with it.
(b) He takes it to his castle.
(c) He puts it in a cave.
(d) He spends it on Kriemhild.

3. What does the messenger tell Dame Uta to prepare for Gunther's return?
(a) A wedding feast.
(b) An elaborate tapestry.
(c) A triumphal parade.
(d) A tournament.

4. What items are needed for the contest between Brunhild and Gunther?
(a) A spear and a stone.
(b) A stone, a rock, and a sword.
(c) A rock, a spear, and a sword.
(d) A rock, a sandpit, and a spear.

5. Of what does Kriemhild accuse Brunhild during their argument about their husbands?
(a) Stealing a girdle that Siegfried gives to her on their wedding night.
(b) Stealing a gold ring that Siegfried gives to her on her wedding night.
(c) Being the paramour of a king.
(d) Hiding a former romantic relationship with Siegfried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Gunther cannot best Brunhild?

2. Oddly enough, who is sent as a messenger to Uote and Kriemhild at Burgundy after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild?

3. Whom does Gunther send to Burgundy with news of his imminent arrival?

4. What does Kriemhild tell the minister when she is reviling Kriemhild?

5. How many warriors go with Siegfried to win the hand of the fair maiden?

(see the answer key)

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