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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kriemhild give to Siegfried as a reward for his message from Gunther?
(a) Twenty-four lashes of a whip.
(b) A death sentence.
(c) A dozen jewel-encrusted swords.
(d) Twenty-four bracelets.

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

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

4. Who is Kriemhild's mother?
(a) Brunhild.
(b) Dame Uta.
(c) Helca.
(d) Albric.

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

6. How does Gunther answer Kriemhild's messengers?
(a) He will answer her after the tournament.
(b) He will send Gernot and Giselher but not Hagen.
(c) He will confer with his friends and answer.
(d) He will not allow anyone to go.

7. While they are arguing, what evidence does Brunhild provide to Kriemhild that she thinks supports the idea that Siegfried is the vassal of Gunther?
(a) She knows that Gunther's lands are worth more than Siegfried's lands.
(b) She is greeted with more esteem than any other queen because of who her husband is.
(c) She sees Siegfried hold a stirrup so that Gunther can mount a horse.
(d) She hears Siegfried say that he is Gunther's vassal.

8. What favor does Kriemhild ask of Etzel?
(a) She wants him to raise their son as a heathen.
(b) She wants to return home to Burgundy.
(c) She wants to see her friends from Gunther's lands.
(d) She wants him to ally himself with Gunther.

9. How many vassals does Kriemhild take with her to the Netherlands?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Eighty-two.
(d) One thousand.

10. What blood relative consoles Kriemhild in Burgundy after the death of Siegfried?
(a) Gunther.
(b) Siegmund.
(c) The Nibelungs.
(d) Giselher.

11. What secret does Hagen elicit from Kriemhild?
(a) Gunther's weakness.
(b) Siegfried's vulnerability.
(c) Siegfried's cloud-cloak.
(d) Brunhild's power.

12. 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 has spent much gold attiring the maidens of Burgundy.
(b) Because he wants an excuse for Siegfried to meet Kriemhild.
(c) Because he wants to appease the warriors' demands.
(d) Because they will entice warriors to outdo each other in the festivities.

13. Who fiercely objects to accepting the invitation to visit Hungary?
(a) The Burgundian kings.
(b) The council.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Uote.

14. Which answer describes Gunther's wedding night?
(a) Brunhild surrenders herself and her lands to him.
(b) Brunhild refuses to see Gunther after the wedding.
(c) Brunhild escapes from Burgundy before the wedding.
(d) Brunhild ties him up and hangs him from a peg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What further insult does Hagen reign upon Siegfried's lifeless body after they bring it back to the fortress?

2. Who offers to go with Siegfried to visit Gunther and Brunhild?

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

4. Where is the city of Xanten located?

5. With whom does Kriemhild discuss her dream?

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