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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 32, How Bl?del Was Slain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kriemhild ask Hagen when she greets him?
(a) Whether he will marry Etzel's daughter.
(b) How long he plans to stay.
(c) Where the Nibelungers' gold is.
(d) Whether he is sorry for killing Siegfried.

2. Who is the Fiddler, whom Kriemhild's warriors fear?
(a) Volker.
(b) The man who stands up with Hagen against Kriemhild.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) The minstrel.

3. What does Kriemhild decide to do after Siegmund asks her to return with him?
(a) Devote herself to avenging Siegfried's death.
(b) Give Siegfried's lands and property away.
(c) Rule over Siegfried's lands.
(d) Return to Burgundy.

4. Whom does Gunther send to Burgundy with news of his imminent arrival?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Albric.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Brunhild.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What person does Kriemhild notify first after discovering Siegfried's murder?

2. Who travels to Kriemhild on Etzel's behalf?

3. What does Volker pledge to Hagen after Hagen and Kriemhild have their first confrontation in Hungary?

4. How does Hagen taunt Etzel in Adventure 34?

5. As their armed knights are seen at church, what does Etzel ask the Burgundians?

(see the answer key)

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