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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. What is the name of the estate in Burgundy?
(a) Xanten.
(b) Rhine.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Worms.
2. Which of these characters is not a brother of Kriemhild?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Gunther.
(c) Giselher.
(d) Gernot.
3. What causes blood to spill anew from Siegfried's corpse while it lies in the cathedral?
(a) Flesh-eating peregrine falcons.
(b) The pecking of carrion birds.
(c) Hagen's approach.
(d) All answers are correct.
4. What do Siegfried's men do after Kriemhild responds to Siegmund's request?
(a) Go out on a hunting party.
(b) Hold a tournament to choose a new leader.
(c) Set out to avenge Siegfried's death.
(d) Travel with Kriemhild back to Burgundy.
5. What comment of Kriemhild's sets off the quarrel between herself and Brunhild?
(a) Your husband will never have dominion over all kingdoms as long as my husband is alive.
(b) My husband is so mighty that he might rule over all kingdoms.
(c) My husband is the ruler of all kingdoms in the land.
(d) Your husband is a great king, but no man is equal to my husband.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom does Gunther send to Burgundy with news of his imminent arrival?
2. How many fair ladies accompany Uote and Kriemhild when Siegfried first sees Kriemhild?
3. How many men does Siegfried take to Burgundy?
4. Who do Hagen's men say is marching on King Gunther's lands at the beginning of Adventure 15?
5. What does Gunther give to Etzel's minstrels?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Etzel react to the slaughter of his warriors by Hagen and Volker?
2. Why does Hagen advise Gunther that the messengers should be prevented from returning to Hungary for as long as possible?
3. What does Siegmund ask Kriemhild to do after Siegfried's funeral, and what does she do instead?
4. What gifts does Rudiger present to his noble guests before they depart his hall?
5. Describe Siegfried.
6. Why does Hildebrand slay Kriemhild?
7. What happens after Dankwart and Folker manage to bar the doors to the hall?
8. Why does Hagen murder the ferryman?
9. Describe Kriemhild's welcome of Hagen and Gunther and their men.
10. Describe the tension between Brunhild and Siegfried.
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