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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How may Danish warriors are killed by Hagen and his men?

2. Who is credited with fighting a good fight in Adventure 35, besides Hagen and Volker?

3. What does Kriemhild ask her warriors to bring her after the battle in the feast hall?

4. Who does Rudeger kill?

5. Why does Hagen argue that his men should not pursue the attacking Huns?

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

What is the moral of the Nibelungenlied? What lesson does it teach about grief and justice?

Essay Topic 3

Knowing how the story ends, are Gunther and Gernot's action wise when they decide to introduce Kriemhild to Siegfried? Why or why not? What are the goals they want to achieve by the introduction of Kriemhild and Siegfried, and did they achieve them? Why or why not? Provide examples from the novel to support your argument.

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