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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who retreats to a corner of the feast hall to talk after the battle?
(a) Folker and Giselher.
(b) Giselher and Gernot.
(c) Hagen and Folker.
(d) Hagen and Gunther.

2. Who ferries the Burgundians across the swollen river?
(a) All answers are incorrect.
(b) The fairies.
(c) Hagen.
(d) The ferryman.

3. What does Kriemhild order her men to do after the first battle in the feast hall?
(a) Fight until the last man has died or Hagen is killed, whichever comes first.
(b) Set the feast hall on fire with Gunther's men inside.
(c) Wait until Gunther's men come out of the feast hall and then fight them.
(d) Gather in the upper windows and slay Gunther's men with arrows.

4. Why does Hagen advise Gunther to avoid camping until daybreak?
(a) Because he wants to put distance between himself and the priest.
(b) Because the land is mountainous.
(c) Because he fears a repeat attack by the ferryman's lord.
(d) Because there is a village ahead with comfortable beds.

5. How does Hagen justify killing all of Dietrich's men?
(a) He says that he is simply warlike by nature.
(b) He says that they marched on him in full armor.
(c) He says that the stronger man is always justified.
(d) He says that he was only protecting his king.

6. Why do Kriemhild's men retreat from their attack on Gunther's men?
(a) The gleam of one of their helmets gives them away.
(b) They want to wait for a more opportune moment.
(c) One of their warriors betrayed their plans inadvertently.
(d) The noise of their armor betrays them.

7. What reason does Giselher give for not turning over Hagen to Kriemhild?
(a) Hagen is no more guilty than I am.
(b) It would be dishonorable.
(c) Giselher has never broken faith with a friend.
(d) Hagen is innocent.

8. Who rides out to greet Gunther, Hagen, and their men when they reach Etzel's land?
(a) Kriemhild and Etzel.
(b) Bloedelin.
(c) Hildebrand and Wolfhart.
(d) Rudeger and Gotelind.

9. What do the Huns do at the end of the Midsummer's Eve festivities that is offensive to Volker?
(a) Thwack Volker with his fiddle-bow.
(b) Bow to Kriemhild.
(c) Jostle the nobles.
(d) Threaten Giselher.

10. What does Volker do, sitting at the threshold below the great door of the hall in Adventure 30?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Fails to stand as Kriemhild approaches.
(c) Places his fiddle-bow across his lap in protest of Kriemhild's words.
(d) Plays a sweet melody to lull many men to sleep.

11. How many warriors does Kriemhild gather in order to kill Hagen?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Twelve.
(c) A thousand.
(d) A hundred.

12. Who finally kills Rudeger?
(a) Gernot.
(b) Folker.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Gunther.

13. As their armed knights are seen at church, what does Etzel ask the Burgundians?
(a) Does someone wrong you?
(b) Why do you have helmets on?
(c) Can I make amends?
(d) All answers are correct.

14. What does Hagen lay across his lap when Kriemhild confronts him?
(a) Gunther's cloud cloak.
(b) Siegfried's sword.
(c) Brunhild's ring.
(d) Kriemhild's girdle.

15. What incenses Wolfhart and makes him rush into the fight?
(a) Anger over Hagen's remorselessness.
(b) Folker's taunts.
(c) Hagen's success in battle.
(d) Grief over Rudeger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What old wrong does Kriemhild bring up at court in front of everyone?

2. What does Etzel order his men to bring Gunther's men?

3. What does Gelfrat want from Hagen's men?

4. Of the well-bred men Rudiger's daughter is expected to kiss in greeting, whom does she balk at kissing?

5. How many of Iring's men stand behind him before he does single-handed battle with Hagen?

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