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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fears for the safety of Gunther's men?
(a) Giselher.
(b) Folker.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Hagen.

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

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

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

5. What does Etzel order his men to bring Gunther's men?
(a) Women.
(b) Mead.
(c) Singers.
(d) Gold.

6. With what news does Dietrich greet the Burgundian kings as they arrive in Hungary?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Be on your guard.
(c) Kriemhild is a designing woman.
(d) Kriemhild still weeps for Siegfried.

7. Whose death does Kriemhild call for while at court?
(a) Gunther's.
(b) Dietrich's.
(c) Volker's.
(d) Hagen's.

8. What do the Burgundian kings attempt to do while Volker and Hagen are killing Hunnish warriors?
(a) Make an arrangement to stop the bloodshed.
(b) Protect Kriemhild as they hurry her out of the hall.
(c) Use their swords to stop Volker and Hagen.
(d) Use their swords to defend themselves.

9. The Margrave Iring is from what country?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Saxony.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Denmark

10. Who is pleased to house Gunther and his group on their way to Hungary?
(a) Rudiger.
(b) Eckewart.
(c) Else.
(d) Gelpfrat.

11. What does Rudeger give to Gunther and his men?
(a) Cloud-cloaks.
(b) Protection from Etzel's people.
(c) A hundred horses' burden of gold and silver.
(d) Safe passage through his lands.

12. What does Iring ask of the Huns?
(a) That they let him fight Hagen alone.
(b) That they should help him distribute Hagen's lands.
(c) That they should elect him leader in place of Etzel.
(d) That he should fight Hagen instead of Dietrich.

13. Why does Hildebrand arm himself before he goes to inquire about the lamenting?
(a) He does not arm himself because it will put him at risk.
(b) Arming himself will be safer.
(c) His nephew expects him to be insulted.
(d) He is too old to arm himself.

14. How many warriors die in the second round of fighting?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Twelve hundred.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Fifty.

15. What does Gunther do when the battle begins in the feast hall?
(a) He tries in vain to stop the fighting.
(b) He battles with Bloedelin and is nearly killed.
(c) He kills Dietrich.
(d) He talks with Etzel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudeger ask Dietrich to do when he rides into the courtyard?

2. What does Dancwart announce to Hagen at the beginning of Adventure 33?

3. As they are approaching Rudinger's home, why does Eckewart advise Hagen that he should be on guard in Hungary?

4. Kriemhild asks which king to help her escape the bloodbath?

5. What causes the increasing tension between the Huns and the Burgundians?

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