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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 convinces Kriemhild to do what she does in response to Siegmund's request?
2. Who teaches Kriemhild the ways of Etzel's land?
3. When Siegfried tells Kriemhild that it is time to go back to the Netherlands, what does she want to do before they leave?
4. What fair maiden of suitable standing does Siegfried decide to woo?
5. Whom does Kriemhild forgive for involvement in the murder of Siegfried?
Short Essay Questions
1. Hagen lies when telling Etzel why his knights wear armor to church. Why doesn't Kriemhild expose his lie to Etzel?
2. Describe Kriemhild's relationship with her new land.
3. Gunther falls in love with a queen across the sea who has an unusual gift and plan to find a husband. Who is this queen and what are her unusual gifts and ideas?
4. Why is it important that Hagen does not rise at the approach of Kriemhild when she approaches with four hundred armed warriors?
5. How is it possible that Gernot can take Rudiger's life with Rudiger's own sword?
6. What is the story that Hagen relates to Gunther about Siegfried?
7. What is the secret of Siegfried's strength?
8. What favor does Kriemhild ask of Etzel, and how does she accomplish her design?
9. What conditions do Kriemhild and Etzel offer Gunther and his men?
10. Where does Siegfried get the thousand warriors that he presents at Brunhild's fortress?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the economy of the Nibelungenlied? What things are exchanged, and what is offered in return for gifts? Give three examples of gift exchanges in which more than goods change hands.
Essay Topic 2
The relationship between Siegfried and Gunther is central to the poem. Upon what is the relationship of Siegfried and Gunther based? What are the circumstances surrounding its beginning? How and why does it change and evolve? What is the motivation of each king to maintain the relationship, and how does that change over time? Write an essay that compares and contrasts the way Gunther and Siegfried relate to each other over time, until their queens quarrel.
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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