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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the party discover in the morning after traveling all night?
(a) Hagen's treasonous murder of Siegfried.
(b) The treasure of the Nibelungs.
(c) Dankwart and Hagen's bloody weapons.
(d) The body of the slain ferryman.

2. What happens when a Hun is killed in the tournament?
(a) Etzel proclaims it an accident and says the death will not be avenged.
(b) One of Kriemhild's men stabs Hagen.
(c) A bloody battle begins.
(d) Kriemhild convinces her husband to banish the visitors.

3. What is Dietrich trying to accomplish by going to see Gunther and Hagen after he discovers that his men are slain?
(a) Dietrich wants Hagen to surrender.
(b) Dietrich wants Gunther to negotiate with his sister.
(c) Dietrich wants Gunther and Hagen to surrender.
(d) Dietrich wants revenge.

4. What does Volker do when a Hunnish margrave attempts to carry away a wounded countryman?
(a) Pierces the wounded man's heart with an arrow.
(b) Threatens the margrave with death.
(c) Helps the margrave carry the wounded man.
(d) Kills him with a javelin throw.

5. Where does Dietrich take Hagen?
(a) To Denmark.
(b) To Etzel.
(c) To Kriemhild.
(d) To Burgundy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dame Uta tell Gunther's men?

2. Who leads King Gunther's group through the country on the other side of the Danube?

3. Why does Hagen argue that his men should not pursue the attacking Huns?

4. How are the sleeping arrangements designed for Gunther's men?

5. Who prevents the tensions between the Huns and Burgundians from rising?

(see the answer keys)

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