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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Folker lull his men to sleep?
(a) He tells them stories.
(b) He plays the viol.
(c) He drugs them.
(d) He sings to them.

2. Why does the ferryman refuse to take Hagen across the river?
(a) Hagen refuses to pay him.
(b) He considers himself above ferrying commoners.
(c) He does not ferry strangers.
(d) He considers Hagen an imposter.

3. What does Rudeger tell Hagen and his men when they pass into his territory?
(a) That they should stay with him and fight Etzel with him
(b) That he will kill them if they are not out of his territory by sundown.
(c) That he will take care of them while they are in his territory.
(d) That they need to flee for their lives.

4. Who remains of the Burgundians by the end of Adventure 38?
(a) Gernot and Hagen.
(b) Gunther, Hagen, Gernot, and Giselher.
(c) Only Gunther and Hagen.
(d) Hagen and Giselher.

5. How many dead bodies are removed from the palace at Giselher's suggestion?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) Seven hundred.
(d) Seven thousand.

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

7. What relation is Rudiger to Giselher?
(a) No relation.
(b) Brother-in-law.
(c) Father-in-law.
(d) Great uncle.

8. Who vows to keep watch over Gunther's sleeping men?
(a) Folker.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Giselher.

9. Why does Hagen advise the Burgundian warriors to wear armor to church?
(a) Because Kriemhild plans revenge on them.
(b) Because they are in a foreign country.
(c) Because their armor is the finest attire they possess.
(d) Because it is their custom to do so for three days.

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

11. What does Hagen answer in response to Kriemhild's question?
(a) That the gold is at the bottom of the Rhine.
(b) That he will not marry Etzel's daughter.
(c) That he has no regrets for killing Siegfried.
(d) That he will stay for four months.

12. How do Hagen's men outfit themselves when they wake after the feast in Etzel's stronghold?
(a) As if for work in the fields.
(b) As if for battle.
(c) As if for travel.
(d) In their finest raiment.

13. What do the Burgundians do after the battle in the feast hall?
(a) Vow vengeance against the Huns.
(b) Throw the Huns' bodies down the stairs.
(c) Lament the deaths of their warriors.
(d) Burn the dead in funeral pyres.

14. What causes the increasing tension between the Huns and the Burgundians?
(a) They insult each other after the tournament.
(b) They parade the murdered Hun and his family.
(c) They threaten each other in the night.
(d) They jostle each other in the doorway to the church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hagen do to upset Kriemhild in front of the four hundred warriors she intends to use to attack Hagen and Volker?

2. What makes Dancwart drop his shield in Adventure 31?

3. What does Dietrich say as he dons his mailcoat and shield?

4. How does Hagen tell his men to outfit themselves the morning after the feast in Etzel's stronghold?

5. Who does Rudeger kill?

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