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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Siegfried pledge to do after he meets Kriemhild?
(a) Make a fortune for her.
(b) Fight out of love for her.
(c) Make her the mother of his children.
(d) Win lands and praises in her name.

2. What do Siegfried's final words state?
(a) That Hagen and Gunther will be betrayed themselves.
(b) That Gunther must take care of Kriemhild.
(c) That the traitors have avenged his crime and expunged it.
(d) That the traitors have signed their own death warrants.

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

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

5. How does Siegfried plan to win the hand of the fair maiden he is wooing?
(a) He plans to take her by force, if necessary.
(b) He plans to kidnap her and force her to marry him.
(c) He plans to dazzle her with his fine clothing.
(d) He plans to pretend he is penniless and win her heart first.

6. How soon does Kriemhild produce a son and heir to Etzel's throne?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Four years.

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

8. Who does Kriemhild blame for the death of Siegfried?
(a) Herself, for telling Hagen where Siegfried is vulnerable.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Brunhild.
(d) Hagen and Brunhild.

9. When Siegfried, acting as Gunther's messenger, shows up in Burgundy without Gunther, what does Giselher assume?
(a) That Gunther is dead.
(b) That Siegfried marries Brunhild instead of Gunther.
(c) That Gunther has lost their lands in a contest with Brunhild.
(d) That Gunther is married.

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

11. What fair maiden of suitable standing does Siegfried decide to woo?
(a) Etzel.
(b) Kriemhild.
(c) Burgardy.
(d) Sieglind.

12. In Adventure 4, what does the secret messenger convey to Kriemhild?
(a) A poem of love from Siegfried.
(b) A gift of love from Siegfried.
(c) News of her brother's death.
(d) News of how well Siegfried fights the battle against the two kings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many princes of lofty rank rode before Etzel to meet Kriemhild on her way to wed him?

2. What messengers go to Burgundy to invite Gunther and his men to visit Kriemhild in Hungary?

3. Who wants Gunther and Kriemhild to start speaking again after Siegfried dies?

4. Who counsels Kriemhild to speak to Gunther?

5. Who is Kriemhild's father?

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