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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. On whom do Liudegast and Luidegar supposedly declare war?
2. Who counsels the messengers who take Kriemhild's message across the Rhine?
3. What does Siegfried tell Gunther before he goes to bring warriors back to Isenstein after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild is over?
4. Which of these characters is not a brother of Kriemhild?
5. Who greets Siegfried when he arrives at King Gunther's castle?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do Hagen's men say when they hear the invitation from Kriemhild?
3. How does Dame Uta explain Kriemhild's dream?
4. Why does Etzel consider Volker to be the most dreadful guest?
5. Who are Gernot and Giselher, and how do they react to the murder of Siegfried?
6. What does Hagen do when he hears that Dankwart has been attacked and that Bloedelin has been killed?
7. Why does Hildebrand slay Kriemhild?
8. How do Kriemhild's relatives convince her to stay among them when they allowed her beloved husband to be murdered?
9. 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?
10. Why do Gunther and Gernot decide to introduce Kriemhild to Siegfried, even though she has never been introduced to a knight before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do all of the lives lost while avenging Siegfried's death testify to Siegfried's greatness, or do they make him smaller, as just one of the many dead? Is Siegfried still superior to the others, or was he just an earlier figure, from a time when magic was still available to help men?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Gunther allow Dietrich to leave the hall after the battle has begun? Is the bond between men who owe each other favors stronger than the bond between men who would fight to the death for each other?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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