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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. During what part of the year is Siegfried knighted?
2. Why is Siegfried's son, Gunther, left at home with Siegfried visited Burgundy?
3. Why does the meeting between Etzel's messengers and Brunhild have to be delayed?
4. Whose position does Kriemhild assume after she and Siegfried have been married for ten years?
5. What does Kriemhild tell the minister when she is reviling Kriemhild?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Etzel react when Gunther's men appear dressed for battle in the morning?
2. What does Siegfried say he is doing, and what is he really doing, while Gunther and Brunhild are engaging in a contest of strength?
3. How does Kriemhild end up being killed?
4. Name three honorable acts that Iring performs.
5. What is that deception that Kriemhild learns about when she rages at Hagen because he sinks the treasure of the Nibelungs in the Rhine?
6. What does one of the Hunnish knights see that prevents him from attacking King Gunther and his men while they sleep after the Midsummer Eve's festivities?
7. Describe Etzel's feast for Gunther and his men.
8. What theme is established in Bloedelin's death?
9. What is given as a dowry for the Margrave's daughter, and by whom?
10. What are the games in which Gunther will have to best Brunhild?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
King Gunther and his brothers are trapped in the hall with violence that escalates out of control once Hagen kills the infant child of Etzel and Kriemhild. Write an essay that describes the reaction of each of the brothers to the violence. How does each react as it starts and as it continues? What does this reaction reveal or confirm about each king's character? Be sure to discuss the kings' reaction to Dietrich's request to remove himself and others from the violence, if applicable. Use the poem to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the importance of the Nibelungers' in the Nibelungenlied. How does their gold affect the plot? How do the other gifts and things they supply affect the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Siegfried is assisted by the cloud-cloak he won from the Nibelungers, and Brunhild possesses superhuman strength in a world of mere mortals. How are magic and super powers won and lost? Is Siegfried a superior person, who is irreplaceable, or is he just an antecedent to the drama of murder and vengeance? Where else does magic exist in this story? Who else has powers comparable to Siegfried's?
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