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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What person does Kriemhild notify first after discovering Siegfried's murder?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Brunhild.
(c) Siegmund.
(d) Uote.

2. Who recognizes immediately that the minstrels are from Etzel's court?
(a) Werbel.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Folker.
(d) Swemmeline.

3. How many days of festivities occur before Brunhild and Kriemhild begin quarreling?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

4. What does Kriemhild dream?
(a) Two crows attacked four eagles.
(b) Four eagles attacked a soldier.
(c) Three crows ate a dead dog.
(d) Two eagles attacked a falcon.

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

6. Why does Kriemhild baptize her son?
(a) Because she is queen of a Christian country.
(b) Because her husband is not religious.
(c) Because her husband is not Christian.
(d) Because her kin will never accept an unbaptized child as their own.

7. Who is guarding the Nibelungers' land when Siegfried arrives?
(a) A giant.
(b) Brunhild.
(c) Hagen.
(d) A dwarf, Albric.

8. When Siegfried tells Kriemhild that it is time to go back to the Netherlands, what does she want to do before they leave?
(a) Get to know her new dear sister, Brunhild.
(b) Have a new wardrobe of rich gowns constructed.
(c) Divide lands between herself and her brothers.
(d) Spend time with her mother, Uote

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

10. Whom does Kriemhild refuse to pardon?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Gunther's men.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Albric.

11. What country does Etzel rule?
(a) Pochlarn.
(b) Norway.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Hungary.

12. Why does Hagen not want to go with Siegfried and Kriemhild?
(a) He was engaged to a woman in Burgundy.
(b) He has always served in Gunther's lands.
(c) He does not want to leave his family behind.
(d) He is afraid to live in the Netherlands.

13. Where does Kriemhild live as a widow in Burgundy?
(a) In a house beside the minister at Worms.
(b) In an apartment in the fortress, in a separate wing from Gunther.
(c) In a house near the grave of her beloved Siegfried.
(d) In a house paid for by Giselher.

14. After the queens start to argue about their husbands' rank, why do the people wonder when they see the queens at the cathedral?
(a) The queens arrive separately.
(b) The queens are arrayed in splendor, such as has never before been seen.
(c) The queens do not greet each other when they arrive simultaneously at the cathedral.
(d) Brunhild arrives with Siegfried while Kriemhild stands alone.

15. Why does Ortwin suggest to Gunther that he bring out lovely maidens for his guests to see at the festivities in Adventure 5?
(a) Because he wants to appease the warriors' demands.
(b) Because he wants an excuse for Siegfried to meet Kriemhild.
(c) Because they will entice warriors to outdo each other in the festivities.
(d) Because he has spent much gold attiring the maidens of Burgundy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Kriemhild discuss her dream?

2. What does Brunhild give Gunther and his men after she explains the games?

3. What does Siegmund ask Kriemhild to do after Siegfried's funeral?

4. Where does Kriemhild lodge on her way to Etzel?

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

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