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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. How are the sleeping arrangements designed for Gunther's men?
(a) Gunther designed them for ease of defense.
(b) Etzel designed them to give them rest and comfort.
(c) Kriemhild designed them to make it easier to kill them.
(d) Dietrich designed them to create dissension among them.

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

3. What does Etzel order his men to bring Gunther's men?
(a) Singers.
(b) Gold.
(c) Mead.
(d) Women.

4. At what location does Hagen taunt Kriemhild with the sword of her slain husband?
(a) Etzel's court.
(b) Kriemhild's palace.
(c) The vast field where Etzel's tournaments are held.
(d) Rudiger's home.

5. Why is there much pushing and shoving as the Huns and the Burgundians enter the church?
(a) Hagen and Volker refuse to stand aside so all may enter easily.
(b) No answer is correct.
(c) Etzel and Kriemhild refuse to stand aside so all may enter easily.
(d) Tempers are roused and jostling is natural.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gunther give to Etzel's minstrels?

2. Why does the meeting between Etzel's messengers and Brunhild have to be delayed?

3. How many warriors do Brunhild and her ladies observe arriving at her fortress?

4. What does Gelfrat want from Hagen's men?

5. What does Kriemhild give to Siegfried as a reward for his message from Gunther?

(see the answer key)

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