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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who discovers Siegfried's body?
2. What does the messenger tell Dame Uta to prepare for Gunther's return?
3. Who greets Siegfried when he arrives at King Gunther's castle?
4. What occasion causes Etzel to seek Kriemhild's hand in marriage?
5. What fair maiden of suitable standing does Siegfried decide to woo?
Short Essay Questions
1. What gifts does Rudiger present to his noble guests before they depart his hall?
2. By the time thirteen years has passed, how is Kriemhild regarded in Hungary?
3. How does Etzel's marriage proposal come about?
4. Dietrich asks for permission to take his leave of the battle between Gunther and the Hunnish warriors. Whom does he take with him by permission of Gunther?
5. 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?
6. How does Dancwart make his way to court in Adventure 32?
7. 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?
8. What is that deception that Kriemhild learns about when she rages at Hagen because he sinks the treasure of the Nibelungs in the Rhine?
9. What is Siegfried more interested in than ruling as king, and why?
10. Who is Eckewart and what is his role in Gunther's men's trip into Hungary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After almost thirteen years, Kriemhild has had time to become nearly obsessed by Siegfried's death. She asks her husband to send messengers to Burgundy, seeking to bring her brothers for a visit. Kriemhild has been wronged, and since she does not possess the physical ability to avenge the wrong herself, she must work her plan of revenge through her husband. Over the years since the death of her beloved Siegfried, does Kriemhild's thirst for revenge change or evolve? Write an essay comparing and contrasting Kriemhild's desire for revenge over the years.
Essay Topic 2
Iring identifies himself as a man who has abandoned himself to the pursuit of honor. Write an essay that explains what Iring shows the reader about honor. Write an essay to answer these questions:
Part 1: Which of his actions show that he is honorable? In light of those deeds, how does Iring appear to the reader when he runs to his kinsmen after being knocked unconscious? Why?
Part 2: Why does Iring returns to fight Hagen after he runs from the hall, wounding Hagen on the way out. Is he still exhibiting honorable behavior? Why or why not? Are his dying words honorable? Why or why not?
Use examples from the poem to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Repetition is an important characteristic in Das Nibelungenlied. There are various elements in the first half of the poem that are repeated in the second half. Write an essay that provides examples of three patterns that exist in the poem and explain what these patterns contribute to the plot, mood, theme, or other aspect of the poem. Use examples from the poem to support your argument.
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