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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 many men does Gunther send to Siegfried with an invitation to come to Burgundy?
(a) Fifty.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Thirty.
(d) A hundred.

2. What does Brunhild give Gunther and his men after she explains the games?
(a) A cloud cloak.
(b) Her weapons.
(c) An army of a thousand champions.
(d) Time to consider the consequences.

3. What does Kriemhild give to Siegfried's men?
(a) Her infant son.
(b) Siegfried's lands.
(c) Brunhild's ring.
(d) Brunhild's girdle.

4. What finally wins Kriemhild's consent to marry Etzel?
(a) Rudiger tells her that she may send for her son and raise him in Etzel's court.
(b) Kriemhild decides the only way to protect the remaining treasure from Hagen is to marry and move the treasure.
(c) Kriemhild decides she must get away from Hagen.
(d) Rudiger tells her she may avenge wrongs using Etzel's power.

5. How many fair ladies accompany Uote and Kriemhild when Siegfried first sees Kriemhild?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the meeting between Etzel's messengers and Brunhild have to be delayed?

2. Who makes the clothing that Gunther wears to meet Brunhild?

3. What fair maiden of suitable standing does Siegfried decide to woo?

4. How many men does Siegfried take to Burgundy?

5. What does Kriemhild give to Siegfried as a reward for his message from Gunther?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hagen refuse to reveal to Kriemhild where Siegfried's treasure is sunk?

2. What is Kriemhild about to do when she hears of Etzel's marriage proposal?

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

4. What are the gifts Rudeger returns to Gunther's men, and whom does he return them to?

5. 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?

6. Why does Hagen refuse to pursue the Hunnish knights who come in the night to murder Gunther and his men while they sleep after the Midsummer Eve's festivities?

7. What is Kriemhild's role in Gunther's suit of Brunhild?

8. 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?

9. How does Brunhild feel about marrying Gunther?

10. What happens when Bloedelin confronts Hagen and his men?

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