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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oddly enough, who is sent as a messenger to Uote and Kriemhild at Burgundy after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild?
(a) Dancrat.
(b) Ortwin.
(c) Siegfried.
(d) Hagen.

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

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

4. Who urges Hagen not to travel to Hungary?
(a) Folker.
(b) Swemmeline.
(c) Werbel.
(d) Sir Rumold.

5. With whom does Kriemhild discuss her dream?
(a) Uote.
(b) Gernot.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Dancrat.

6. During what part of the year is Siegfried knighted?
(a) Midsummer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Midwinter.

7. What comment of Kriemhild's sets off the quarrel between herself and Brunhild?
(a) Your husband is a great king, but no man is equal to my husband.
(b) My husband is so mighty that he might rule over all kingdoms.
(c) My husband is the ruler of all kingdoms in the land.
(d) Your husband will never have dominion over all kingdoms as long as my husband is alive.

8. Of what does Kriemhild accuse Brunhild during their argument about their husbands?
(a) Stealing a girdle that Siegfried gives to her on their wedding night.
(b) Being the paramour of a king.
(c) Stealing a gold ring that Siegfried gives to her on her wedding night.
(d) Hiding a former romantic relationship with Siegfried.

9. Where is the city of Xanten located?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) China.
(d) Burgundy.

10. What do Hagen and Gunther propose to hunt for with Siegfried?
(a) Geese and cranes.
(b) Wild boar and wolves.
(c) Buried treasure.
(d) Bear, boar, and wild bull.

11. What does Kriemhild decide to do after Siegmund asks her to return with him?
(a) Return to Burgundy.
(b) Give Siegfried's lands and property away.
(c) Rule over Siegfried's lands.
(d) Devote herself to avenging Siegfried's death.

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

13. Which brothers accompany Kriemhild on her journey to meet her new husband, Etzel?
(a) Giselher.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Giselher and Gernot.
(d) Gunther.

14. What happens to suitors who cannot best Brunhild in three games?
(a) They are drawn and quartered.
(b) They sacrifice all their property.
(c) They are banished.
(d) They lose their heads.

15. What dream does Kriemhild relate to Siegfried before his hunting trip?
(a) A dream of treason.
(b) A dream of treasure.
(c) A dream of defeat.
(d) A dream of victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Kriemhild lie in mourning?

2. Who in Burgundy knows of the strangers that journey from Etzel's land to seek Kriemhild's hand in marriage?

3. When is the festival that the Burgundians are invited to taking place?

4. Whom does Gunther point to when Siegfried tells him to choose his wife from the women who watch them arrive in Brunhild's lands?

5. What does Siegfried pledge to do after he meets Kriemhild?

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