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

2. While they are arguing, what evidence does Brunhild provide to Kriemhild that she thinks supports the idea that Siegfried is the vassal of Gunther?
(a) She hears Siegfried say that he is Gunther's vassal.
(b) She is greeted with more esteem than any other queen because of who her husband is.
(c) She knows that Gunther's lands are worth more than Siegfried's lands.
(d) She sees Siegfried hold a stirrup so that Gunther can mount a horse.

3. When is the festival that the Burgundians are invited to taking place?
(a) On Mayday.
(b) On Easter.
(c) Midsummer.
(d) On Michaelmas.

4. How many princes accompanied King Etzel to meet Kriemhild?
(a) A thousand.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Fifty.

5. Who tries to stop Hagen's treasonous plan?
(a) Siegfried.
(b) Gernot.
(c) Brunhild.
(d) Gunther.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Gernot and Giselher take their leave of Kriemhild?

2. Who teaches Kriemhild the ways of Etzel's land?

3. Where does Kriemhild spend most of her time after Siegfried's death?

4. Who is Kriemhild's father?

5. What does Siegmund say to Gunther upon his visit to Worms to visit Gunther and Brunhild?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are Gernot and Giselher, and how do they react to the murder of Siegfried?

4. What does Rudiger ask of Giselher, just in case Giselher survives the battle and Rudiger does not?

5. Describe Siegfried's fight with Ludeger.

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

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

8. How does Rudeger convince Kriemhild to accept Etzel's offer of marriage?

9. Explain how it comes to pass that Siegfried cannot be wounded, except in one small spot.

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

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