3. What does Kriemhild do before Siegfried's body is interred?
(a) Insults Gunther.
(b) Accuses Hagen of murder.
(c) Challenges Brunhild to a contest.
(d) Kisses his face.

4. Why does Hagen not want to go with Siegfried and Kriemhild?
(a) He does not want to leave his family behind.
(b) He is afraid to live in the Netherlands.
(c) He was engaged to a woman in Burgundy.
(d) He has always served in Gunther's lands.

5. Who does Kriemhild blame for the death of Siegfried?
(a) Hagen and Brunhild.
(b) Brunhild.
(c) Herself, for telling Hagen where Siegfried is vulnerable.
(d) Hagen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Kriemhild convinced to marry Etzel?

2. How does Siegfried plan to win the hand of the fair maiden he is wooing?

3. When Kriemhild first sees Siegfried, how is Siegfried's personal appearance described?

4. Why is King Etzel concerned that Kriemhild will not marry him?

5. Who is Kriemhild's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dancwart told by some Hunnish warriors that he must be his own messenger to Hagen?

2. Why does Hagen refuse to pursue the Hunnish knights who come in the night to murder Gunther and his men while they sleep after the Midsummer Eve's festivities?

3. Why does Volker stand back to allow one thousand Hungarian warriors into the hall to fight after Iring dies?

4. What does Hagen foresee as the future for Burgundy if Kriemhild marries King Etzel?

5. Where does Siegfried go and with whom does he fight when he goes to raise a thousand soldiers to protect Gunther, Dancwart, and Hagen after Gunther has supposedly bested Brunhild in the contest of strength?

6. How does Siegfried treat Brunhild's invitation to return for a visit?

7. What happens when Iring attacks Hagen?

8. What happens after Dankwart and Folker manage to bar the doors to the hall?

9. Describe the tension between Brunhild and Siegfried.

10. How does Kriemhild feel about getting married one day?

(see the answer keys)

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