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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kriemhild's father?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Ludegast.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Dancrat.

2. Why is Brunhild upset by Gunther's engagement of Kriemhild and Siegfried?
(a) She wanted Siegfried herself.
(b) She thinks that Siegfried is too good for Kriemhild.
(c) She thinks that Siegfried is a lowly messenger.
(d) She resented Kriemhild's beauty.

3. What is the literary device that describes Kriemhild's dream?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Personification.
(d) Prophecy.

4. What theme runs through the chapter in which the warriors meet Brunhild?
(a) Banishing evil from the world.
(b) Redeeming the people through acts of heroism.
(c) Presenting oneself as a worthy opponent or lover.
(d) Winning lands and riches through strength.

5. Where do Gernot and Giselher take their leave of Kriemhild?
(a) At the Netherland border.
(b) At the Rhine.
(c) At the Ural mountains.
(d) At the Danube.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kriemhild most interested in getting onto Hungarian land to attend King Etzel's summer festival?

2. After the queens start to argue about their husbands' rank, why do the people wonder when they see the queens at the cathedral?

3. On whom do Liudegast and Luidegar supposedly declare war?

4. Who convinces Kriemhild to do what she does in response to Siegmund's request?

5. How do Kriemhild and Siegfried behave when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the first day, upon returning to Worms, why does Gunther demand that all girls withdraw from the hall, except his sister?

2. Why is it smart that that Hagen asks Volker to stand by him when they are approached by Kriemhild and four hundred armed soldiers?

3. Why does Gunther parade the women in front of the knights at the tournament?

4. What is Siegfried more interested in than ruling as king, and why?

5. What do Hagen's men say when they hear the invitation from Kriemhild?

6. Was the death of the single Hun, which was caused by Volker's lance, an accident?

7. Name three honorable acts that Iring performs.

8. By the time thirteen years has passed, how is Kriemhild regarded in Hungary?

9. Kriemhild is willing to show her brothers mercy on one condition. What is that condition?

10. Why does Siegmund implore Kriemhild to return with him to Nibelungland?

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