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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. How does Siegfried plan to win the hand of the fair maiden he is wooing?
(a) He plans to take her by force, if necessary.
(b) He plans to kidnap her and force her to marry him.
(c) He plans to pretend he is penniless and win her heart first.
(d) He plans to dazzle her with his fine clothing.

2. What words spoken by Kriemhild pain Siegmund while he is convincing her to return to Siegfried's lands?
(a) None of my kin lives in Nibelungland.
(b) I command my son to the kind protection of the knights.
(c) My family is loyal to me.
(d) The blood-feud only involves Siegfried, not his wife.

3. What is Brunhild's reaction when Kriemhild stays in Burgundy after the murder of Siegfried?
(a) She sits pridefully on her throne and plots revenge.
(b) She does not know at first that Kriemhild remains.
(c) She hides her reaction.
(d) She does not care that Kriemhild weeps.

4. What does Kriemhild do, without her husband's knowledge, when her family is invited to the summer festival in Hungary?
(a) Give treasure to the messengers for them to give to Giselher.
(b) Have a secret meeting with the messengers in her apartments.
(c) Give treasure to the messengers to use to adorn Siegfried's grave.
(d) Take an additional messenger with them to persuade her brothers to come to Hungary.

5. How do Kriemhild and Siegfried behave when they first meet?
(a) They exchange tender looks in secret.
(b) They convey their mutual enmity.
(c) Kriemhild is too shy to look at Siegfried, who is disappointed.
(d) It is obvious to the court that they fall in love at first sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which knight is incensed when Kriemhild wants to take him with her to The Netherlands?

2. How many hounds does Siegfried use in the hunt?

3. What secret does Hagen elicit from Kriemhild?

4. What does the messenger tell Dame Uta to prepare for Gunther's return?

5. How does Brunhild greet Kriemhild when Siegfried and Kriemhild arrive in Burgundy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Gunther and Gernot decide to introduce Kriemhild to Siegfried, even though she has never been introduced to a knight before?

2. Why is Siegfried completely unarmed and without the protection of his own men when drinking from the stream, when the fatal blow to his vulnerable spot is struck by Hagen?

3. In what ways does Gunther show respect to Siegfried and Kriemhild as benefits their rank when they come to visit in Burgundy?

4. Describe Gelfrat's role in the Nibelungenlied.

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

6. What gifts are exchanged upon Folker's engagement to Rudeger's daughter?

7. How does Kriemhild end up being killed?

8. In Adventure 4, why is Siegfried leading King Gunther's soldiers?

9. What choice do Dietrich and Hildebrand offer Gunther and Hagen?

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

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