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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 waits upon Kriemhild as she mourns?

2. What does Kriemhild do before Siegfried's body is interred?

3. What do the four newlyweds do after mass is sung the morning after the wedding night?

4. What dream does Kriemhild relate to Siegfried before his hunting trip?

5. When Kriemhild first sees Siegfried, how is Siegfried's personal appearance described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Siegmund ask Kriemhild to do after Siegfried's funeral, and what does she do instead?

2. What gifts does Rudiger present to his noble guests before they depart his hall?

3. How do Hagen and his men clear the hall?

4. How does Hagen get the party across the flood-swollen Danube?

5. Describe Siegfried.

6. Describe Siegfried and Kriemhild's return to the Netherlands.

7. How does Dancwart make his way to court in Adventure 32?

8. Who is Eckewart and what is his role in Gunther's men's trip into Hungary?

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

10. What happens when Gunther is confronted with bad omens for the trip to Hungary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Knowing how the story ends, was Gunther and Gernot's action wise when they decided to introduce Kriemhild to Siegfried? Write an essay that explains whether the story of carnage and destruction that starts through the introduction of Kriemhild to Siegfried is destined to end as it does or whether free will determines the events. Provide examples from the novel to support your argument.

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

Kriemhild regrets giving information about Siegfried's vulnerable spot to Hagen, yet instead of telling Siegfried what she has done, she couches her warnings in dream images. Write an essay to explain the following:

Part 1: Explain why Kriemhild does not tell Siegfried outright about the information that she divulges to Hagen.

Part 2: Explain why Kriemhild tells Siegfried of dreams that portend an attempt against his life and doom that hides him from her.

Use specific examples from the poem to support your argument.

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