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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 13, How They Went to the Festival | Adventure 14, How the Two Queens Reviled One Another.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dame Uta give to the messenger who brings news of Gunther's safe return?
(a) A wedding feast.
(b) Twenty-four gold bracelets.
(c) Large swaths of territory.
(d) A gift of serving women.

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 spends it on Kriemhild.
(d) He puts it in a cave.

3. How many warriors go with Siegfried to win the hand of the fair maiden?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Thirty.

4. How does Brunhild greet Kriemhild when Siegfried and Kriemhild arrive in Burgundy?
(a) She greets Kriemhild with pomp and grace.
(b) She tries to kill Kriemhild.
(c) She greets Kriemhild with false praises.
(d) She is not tender or true.

5. What theme runs through the chapter in which the warriors meet Brunhild?
(a) Presenting oneself as a worthy opponent or lover.
(b) Winning lands and riches through strength.
(c) Banishing evil from the world.
(d) Redeeming the people through acts of heroism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Siegfried tell Gunther before he goes to bring warriors back to Isenstein after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild is over?

2. What is the literary device that describes Kriemhild's dream?

3. When Siegfried tells Kriemhild that it is time to go back to the Netherlands, what does she want to do before they leave?

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

5. Why does Hagen not want to go with Siegfried and Kriemhild?

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