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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not join the mourners at the cathedral?
(a) The people of Burgundy.
(b) All answers are incorrect.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Hagen.

2. How do Kriemhild and Siegfried behave when they first meet?
(a) They convey their mutual enmity.
(b) They exchange tender looks in secret.
(c) Kriemhild is too shy to look at Siegfried, who is disappointed.
(d) It is obvious to the court that they fall in love at first sight.

3. What does King Hagen and his court notice about Siegfried and his warriors?
(a) Their boastful attitude.
(b) Their dazzling and magnificent clothing.
(c) Their dazzling and magnificent swords.
(d) Their warlike attitude.

4. How is Kriemhild convinced to marry Etzel?
(a) Etzel is rich and powerful.
(b) It will help her avenge Siegfried's murder.
(c) It will help her forget Siegfried.
(d) Etzel is handsome and strong.

5. Who greets Kriemhild at Rudeger's stronghold?
(a) Etzel.
(b) Rudeger's wife.
(c) Ortwine.
(d) Rudeger.

6. What do Siegfried's men do after Kriemhild responds to Siegmund's request?
(a) Hold a tournament to choose a new leader.
(b) Set out to avenge Siegfried's death.
(c) Go out on a hunting party.
(d) Travel with Kriemhild back to Burgundy.

7. Why does the Lord Treasurer of the Nibelung's treasure go get his keys when he sees the men from the Rhineland?
(a) Because the Nibelungs are outnumbered by the men from the Rhineland.
(b) Because the queen claims it as her dower.
(c) Because he has great sympathy for the suffering of Kriemhild.
(d) Because he is unaware that Siegfried is dead.

8. Which knight is incensed when Kriemhild wants to take him with her to The Netherlands?
(a) Gernot.
(b) Giselher.
(c) Xanten.
(d) Hagen.

9. What does Gunther say he must do before he can accept the invitation to visit Etzel and Kriemhild?
(a) Consult his council.
(b) Consult Hagen.
(c) Consult his brothers.
(d) Consult Brunhild.

10. Which kings unite to march against King Gunther's lands?
(a) Ludegast and Hagen.
(b) Ludeger and Ludegast.
(c) Folker and Etzel.
(d) Etzel and Rudiger.

11. What is Brunhild's reaction when Kriemhild stays in Burgundy after the murder of Siegfried?
(a) She sits pridefully on her throne and plots revenge.
(b) She does not care that Kriemhild weeps.
(c) She does not know at first that Kriemhild remains.
(d) She hides her reaction.

12. Where is Siegfried during the contest between Brunhild and Gunther?
(a) He is fighting a giant.
(b) He is aboard the ship.
(c) He is in the thick of the contest.
(d) He is pounding on the gate of Brunhild's fortress.

13. Who counsels the messengers who take Kriemhild's message across the Rhine?
(a) Kriemhild.
(b) Rudeger's wife.
(c) Siegmund.
(d) Rudeger.

14. How many men does Kriemhild take with her to Burgundy?
(a) Fifty.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Four.

15. What do Siegfried's warriors want to do immediately?
(a) Fight Gunther's warriors.
(b) Avenge Siegfried's death.
(c) Bear his body to the cathedral.
(d) Fetch a minister to administer last rites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally wins Kriemhild's consent to marry Etzel?

2. Who greets Siegfried when he arrives at King Gunther's castle?

3. What happens to Siegfried's treasure when Kriemhild marries Etzel?

4. 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?

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

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