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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. Who greets Siegfried when he arrives at King Gunther's castle?
(a) Kriemhild.
(b) Siegmund.
(c) Brunhild.
(d) Hagen.

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

3. What does Kriemhild tell the minister when she is reviling Kriemhild?
(a) That Gunther will punish Brunhild.
(b) That Brunhild is only a serving girl.
(c) That Brunhild gave her ring to Siegfried.
(d) That Brunhild yielded to Siegfried.

4. When Kriemhild first sees Siegfried, how is Siegfried's personal appearance described?
(a) None is his equal for looks.
(b) His flaxen hair makes him look like a golden god.
(c) He is barely distinguishable from his kinsmen, except by his exceptional height.
(d) He is outfitted as the greatest warrior that ever lived.

5. Where does Kriemhild live?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Denmark.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Isenstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fair ladies accompany Uote and Kriemhild when Siegfried first sees Kriemhild?

2. What dream does Kriemhild relate to Siegfried before his hunting trip?

3. Kriemhild describes the punishment that Siegfried delivers to her for vexing Brunhild as what?

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

5. What does Gunther tell Brunhild at first when she wishes for him to invite his sister and her husband to visit them?

(see the answer key)

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