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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the well-bred men Rudiger's daughter is expected to kiss in greeting, whom does she balk at kissing?
(a) Volker.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Giselher.
(d) Danewart.

2. What old wrong does Kriemhild bring up at court in front of everyone?
(a) When will you retrieve the treasure of the Nibelungs?
(b) What did you do with the treasure of the Nibelungs?
(c) Why did you use a javelin to kill my husband?
(d) Why did you force me to reveal how to kill Siegfried?

3. How many of Iring's men stand behind him before he does single-handed battle with Hagen?
(a) One hundred or more.
(b) One thousand or more.
(c) Two thousand or more.
(d) Five hundred or more.

4. Which Burgundians is Iring unable to defeat?
(a) Gunther and Gernot.
(b) Hagen and Volker.
(c) Hagen, Volker, Gunther, and Gernot.
(d) Volker, Gunther, and Gernot.

5. Why does Hagen argue that his men should not pursue the attacking Huns?
(a) They would be at a disadvantage in unfamiliar territory.
(b) They would lose to the better-armed band.
(c) They would leave the nobles unattended.
(d) They would start a larger war.

6. How does Hagen tell his men to outfit themselves the morning after the feast in Etzel's stronghold?
(a) As if for work in the fields.
(b) In their finest raiment.
(c) As if for battle.
(d) As if for travel.

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

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

9. What does Hagen do with the ferry?
(a) He hides it in the bushes so no one will follow them.
(b) He leaves his men in charge of it.
(c) He bribes the ferryman not to bring any other warriors across.
(d) He destroys it after ferrying the party across.

10. What does Rudiger expect to be the outcome if he enters the battle?
(a) Rudiger expects Kriemhild to extend mercy to her brothers.
(b) Rudiger expects Etzel to find a noble husband for his daughter.
(c) Rudiger expects all his men to die.
(d) Rudiger expects to die.

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

12. Which noblemen lead the knights to withdraw from the tournament that takes place after church in Adventure 31?
(a) Irnfrit and Hawart.
(b) Volker and Hagen.
(c) Dietrich and Rudiger.
(d) Etzel and Gunther.

13. Who announces in front of the company at the Margrave's home that he would wish to have the Margrave's daughter as a wife?
(a) Danewart.
(b) Volker.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Giselher.

14. Who first notices the armed men at the front of the hall in which Gunther is sleeping after the Midsummer Eve's festivities?
(a) Volker.
(b) Hagen.
(c) Giselher.
(d) Gunther.

15. What does Dietrich think when he hears the crying over Rudeger's death?
(a) That the Burgundians have been killed at last.
(b) That Hagen has been killed.
(c) That he is about to be killed.
(d) That Etzel and Kriemhild have been killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kriemhild do when Hagen refuses to tell her where the gold is?

2. Who slays Volker?

3. Who is the Fiddler, whom Kriemhild's warriors fear?

4. What is the nuptial gift to Nuodumg's betrothed?

5. Why does Rudiger stay neutral in the battle between the Burgundians and the Etzel's warriors?

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