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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. Whom does Kriemhild forgive for involvement in the murder of Siegfried?
(a) Everyone except Hagen and Gunther.
(b) Gernot and Giselher.
(c) Herself.
(d) Everyone except Hagen.

2. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?
(a) He puts it in a cave.
(b) He spends it on Kriemhild.
(c) He takes it to his castle.
(d) He builds a castle with it.

3. How many men does Kriemhild take with her to Burgundy?
(a) Four.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

4. What do the four newlyweds do after mass is sung the morning after the wedding night?
(a) Preside over the wedding feast.
(b) Attend the royal rites and become crowned.
(c) Don festive clothing and dance the customary post-nuptial dance.
(d) Bestow lavish gifts on noble men and women.

5. Who does not pledge to Kriemhild that he will come to her aid in Etzel's land if she is ever in need?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Gebhart.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Gernot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the member of her new household who is mourning Etzel's first queen?

2. In what city are Etzel and Kriemhild wed?

3. What does Brunhild want to know when she confronts Siegfried during his visit to Burgundy?

4. What advice does Ortwine give King Gunther?

5. Who recognizes immediately that the minstrels are from Etzel's court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hagen do with the Nibelungers' treasure?

2. How do the festivities at Kriemhild's two marriages compare?

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

4. Why do Kriemhild's brothers and mother think that she should marry Etzel?

5. Describe Siegfried's fight with Ludeger.

6. What prior connections does Etzel have with Hagen?

7. Why do Hungarian people lament the treatment of the bodies of their fallen countrymen at the hands of the Burgundians?

8. What does Siegfried say he is doing, and what is he really doing, while Gunther and Brunhild are engaging in a contest of strength?

9. What finally convinces Dietrich to join the fight in the feast hall?

10. Describe Kriemhild's welcome of Hagen and Gunther and their men.

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