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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 28, How Kriemhild Received Hagen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Kriemhild first sees Siegfried, how is Siegfried's personal appearance described?
(a) He is barely distinguishable from his kinsmen, except by his exceptional height.
(b) He is outfitted as the greatest warrior that ever lived.
(c) His flaxen hair makes him look like a golden god.
(d) None is his equal for looks.

2. Who does not join the mourners at the cathedral?
(a) Gunther.
(b) The people of Burgundy.
(c) Hagen.
(d) All answers are incorrect.

3. What surprises Kriemhild while at court?
(a) Her brothers told Hagen to sink her treasure.
(b) Hagen is a friend of Dietrich's.
(c) Etzel is not paying attention to what Kriemhild says in court.
(d) Her brothers still sides with Hagen.

4. Oddly enough, who is sent as a messenger to Uote and Kriemhild at Burgundy after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild?
(a) Dancrat.
(b) Ortwin.
(c) Hagen.
(d) Siegfried.

5. What does the party discover in the morning after traveling all night?
(a) Dankwart and Hagen's bloody weapons.
(b) The body of the slain ferryman.
(c) The treasure of the Nibelungs.
(d) Hagen's treasonous murder of Siegfried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Etzel uncertain about whether Kriemhild will accept his marriage offer?

2. What is the name of the sleeping knight?

3. How many princes of lofty rank rode before Etzel to meet Kriemhild on her way to wed him?

4. What causes blood to spill anew from Siegfried's corpse while it lies in the cathedral?

5. According to the fairies, how many Burgundians will survive the trip to Hungary for the festival?

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