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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 19, How the Treasure of the Nibelungers Was Brought to Worms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these characters is not a brother of Kriemhild?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Giselher.
(c) Siegfried.
(d) Gernot.

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

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?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Good fortune.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Tragedy.

4. Who decides that it is time to bring the Nibelung's treasure to Burgundy?
(a) Uote.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Kriemhild.
(d) Giselher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not join the mourners at the cathedral?

2. What advice does Ortwine give King Gunther?

3. In whom does Kriemhild take comfort as she makes her decision about where to live?

4. What do Siegfried's men do after Kriemhild responds to Siegmund's request?

5. Who escorts the Nibelungs from Worms on their return to their own lands after the murder of Siegfried?

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