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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 9, How Siegfried Was Sent to Worms | Adventure 10, How Brunhild Was Received at Worms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Siegfried subdue Brunhild?
(a) He convinces her to submit to Gunther.
(b) He breaks her bones in a fight.
(c) He seduces her.
(d) He tricks her.

2. Where is Siegfried during the contest between Brunhild and Gunther?
(a) He is aboard the ship.
(b) He is fighting a giant.
(c) He is pounding on the gate of Brunhild's fortress.
(d) He is in the thick of the contest.

3. What does Dame Uta give to the messenger who brings news of Gunther's safe return?
(a) Large swaths of territory.
(b) A gift of serving women.
(c) A wedding feast.
(d) Twenty-four gold bracelets.

4. What is Kriemhild's dream about?
(a) The fate of a falcon.
(b) The fate of an eagle.
(c) The fate of a mare.
(d) The fate of a stallion.

5. What is unusual about Queen Brunhild?
(a) She is very strong physically.
(b) She frequently condemns to death men who offend her.
(c) She is respected as much as a man of her station.
(d) She has never been seen in public because she is so beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is guarding the Nibelungers' land when Siegfried arrives?

2. What is the name of the estate in Burgundy?

3. In Adventure 4, what does the secret messenger convey to Kriemhild?

4. Where is the city of Xanten located?

5. With whom does Kriemhild discuss her dream?

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