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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hagen displease by murdering the ferryman?
(a) Rudiger.
(b) Gunther.
(c) Gelpfrat and Else.
(d) Etzel.

2. What does Hagen tell the warriors once they have crossed the Danube?
(a) He tells them that they need to travel fast and light.
(b) He tells them the mermaids' prophecy that they will all die.
(c) He tells them that riches await them.
(d) He tells them that they will conquer Hungary.

3. What makes the sound that causes Gunther to command that his men stop battling?
(a) Dietrich's voice.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) Kriemhild's shriek.
(d) The minstrel's mighty bow.

4. What does Dietrich tell Rudeger in response to his request?
(a) That Etzel's mind is made up.
(b) That he knows how Hagen can be defeated.
(c) That the Burgundians will be wiped out.
(d) That Kriemhild will only cease when she has Hagen's head and the Nibelungers' gold.

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

6. What scene in Adventure 32 repeats a scene from a previous adventure?
(a) The men preparing for a jousting match.
(b) The men jostling each other.
(c) The men dressing for battle.
(d) The men removing themselves from battle.

7. Who slays Volker?
(a) Hildebrand.
(b) Helpfrich.
(c) Dietrich.
(d) Wolfwin.

8. What does Kriemhild do when Hagen refuses to tell her where the gold is?
(a) She relinquishes him to the mob of angry Huns, who kill him.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She cuts off his head with Siegfried's sword.
(d) She threatens to kill Hagen but is killed by Hildebrand.

9. Why is there much pushing and shoving as the Huns and the Burgundians enter the church?
(a) No answer is correct.
(b) Hagen and Volker refuse to stand aside so all may enter easily.
(c) Tempers are roused and jostling is natural.
(d) Etzel and Kriemhild refuse to stand aside so all may enter easily.

10. Whose blood does Dankwart say stains his clothes when he bursts into the feast hall?
(a) Hun warriors'.
(b) Werbel's.
(c) Ortlieb's.
(d) Dietrich's.

11. According to the fairies, how many Burgundians will survive the trip to Hungary for the festival?
(a) One.
(b) Everyone.
(c) All answers are incorrect.
(d) No one.

12. What surprises Kriemhild while at court?
(a) Etzel is not paying attention to what Kriemhild says in court.
(b) Her brothers still sides with Hagen.
(c) Her brothers told Hagen to sink her treasure.
(d) Hagen is a friend of Dietrich's.

13. What does Kriemhild ask Hagen when she greets him?
(a) How long he plans to stay.
(b) Where the Nibelungers' gold is.
(c) Whether he will marry Etzel's daughter.
(d) Whether he is sorry for killing Siegfried.

14. In Adventure 39, what does Dietrich regret doing to Gunther?
(a) Binding him.
(b) Disrespecting him.
(c) Taking him to Kriemhild.
(d) Slaying him.

15. What happens when a Hun runs to aid one of his injured comrades?
(a) The man's rescue brings new life to the Huns.
(b) Hagen kills both men.
(c) The injured man sings of the death of the Burgundians.
(d) Folker shoots him with an arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hildebrand ask of Gunther after Rudeger is killed?

2. Who stands alone amid his enemies in Adventure 32?

3. Why does the ferryman refuse to take Hagen across the river?

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

5. Why do the Burgundians ask for a truce?

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