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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 9, How Siegfried Was Sent to Worms | Adventure 10, How Brunhild Was Received at Worms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fair ladies accompany Uote and Kriemhild when Siegfried first sees Kriemhild?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty-five.

2. What is the name of the estate in Burgundy?
(a) Worms.
(b) Xanten.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Rhine.

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

4. Who is Albric?
(a) He is Siegfried's courtier.
(b) He is the protector of the Nibelungers' gold.
(c) He is the wise man whom Gunther consults.
(d) He is the jester at Brunhild's court.

5. What do the four newlyweds do after mass is sung the morning after the wedding night?
(a) Preside over the wedding feast.
(b) Attend the royal rites and become crowned.
(c) Don festive clothing and dance the customary post-nuptial dance.
(d) Bestow lavish gifts on noble men and women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theme runs through the chapter in which the warriors meet Brunhild?

2. Why is Brunhild upset by Gunther's engagement of Kriemhild and Siegfried?

3. At the end of the chapter in which Kriemhild and Siegfried meet, what does the poet say the love of a beautiful woman leads to?

4. Whom does Siegfried appoint as commander of the rearguard when he fights Gunther's invaders?

5. What is unusual about Queen Brunhild?

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