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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adventure 35, How Iring Was Slain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Kriemhild go without speaking to Gunther after Siegfried dies?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three-and-one-half years.
(c) Two-and-one-half years.
(d) Three years.

2. Where does Kriemhild live as a widow in Burgundy?
(a) In a house paid for by Giselher.
(b) In an apartment in the fortress, in a separate wing from Gunther.
(c) In a house beside the minister at Worms.
(d) In a house near the grave of her beloved Siegfried.

3. How long does the wedding feast last when Etzel takes Kriemhild as a bride?
(a) Four days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Seventeen days.

4. What does Etzel order his men to bring Gunther's men?
(a) Singers.
(b) Women.
(c) Gold.
(d) Mead.

5. One Hun offers to fight Hagen in single combat. What happens when the fight begins?
(a) The Hun is stunned then killed by Hagen.
(b) The Hun cannot defeat Hagen, so he fights Gunther and Gernot in turn.
(c) The Hun kills Hagen.
(d) The Hun is killed by Folker's arrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hagen lay across his lap when Kriemhild confronts him?

2. What does Brunhild want to know when she confronts Siegfried during his visit to Burgundy?

3. Who, besides Uote, believes that the warriors should not journey to Hungary for the festival?

4. Why does Dame Uta tell Gunther's messengers what she tells them?

5. How many princes accompanied King Etzel to meet Kriemhild?

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