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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. What dream does Kriemhild relate to Siegfried before his hunting trip?
2. What does Brunhild and her ladies observe Siegfried do for Gunther that is designed to make Gunther look more kingly?
3. Who recognizes immediately that the minstrels are from Etzel's court?
4. Where does Kriemhild live as a widow in Burgundy?
5. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Brunhild feel about marrying Gunther?
2. What happens when Bloedelin confronts Hagen and his men?
3. Describe the tension between Brunhild and Siegfried.
4. What is the secret of Siegfried's strength?
5. Describe Siegfried.
6. How does Siegfried treat Brunhild's invitation to return for a visit?
7. How is Hagen's guilt for Siegfried's murder revealed?
8. Describe Kriemhild's wedding festivities.
9. Why does Brunhild want Gunther to invite Siegfried and Kriemhild to visit?
10. Hagen lies when telling Etzel why his knights wear armor to church. Why doesn't Kriemhild expose his lie to Etzel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the importance of fine garments in the Nibelungenlied? Describe three instances in which a character's or a party's garments are important to the development of the plot. What do they reveal about the parties' character? What do they proclaim about the characters themselves?
Essay Topic 2
What is the moral of the Nibelungenlied? What lesson does it teach about grief and justice?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the relationships that bind Siegfried and Gunther. How are they related? How will they still always be strangers? Describe why the bonds that existed between them are nonetheless not strong enough to compel Gunther to give up Hagen when it is clear that Hagen had murdered Siegfried.
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