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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. Who is Kriemhild's father?
(a) Ludegast.
(b) Dancrat.
(c) Siegfried.
(d) Gunther.

2. Who pledges to harm Siegfried or die in the attempt?
(a) Ortwine.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Brunhild.

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

4. What does Siegmund announce when Siegfried and Kriemhild arrive in the Netherlands?
(a) That Kriemhild has given birth to a boy named Gunther.
(b) That Brunhild has given birth to a boy named Siegfried.
(c) That Siegfried is king of the Netherlanders.
(d) That Siegfried and Kriemhild will marry.

5. Why does Siegfried gather an army of a thousand Nibelungers?
(a) To dissuade Brunhild from delaying her marriage to Gunther.
(b) To lay siege to Brunhild's territories.
(c) To take Brunhild's wealth back to Burgundy safely.
(d) To take them back to Burgundy with him and Gunther.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the queens start to argue about their husbands' rank, why do the people wonder when they see the queens at the cathedral?

2. During what part of the year is Siegfried knighted?

3. What happens to Brunhild after she lies with Gunther?

4. What does Brunhild and her ladies observe Siegfried do for Gunther that is designed to make Gunther look more kingly?

5. What happens to suitors who cannot best Brunhild in three games?

(see the answer key)

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