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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theme runs through the chapter in which the warriors meet Brunhild?
(a) Presenting oneself as a worthy opponent or lover.
(b) Banishing evil from the world.
(c) Redeeming the people through acts of heroism.
(d) Winning lands and riches through strength.

2. What does Siegmund announce when Siegfried and Kriemhild arrive in the Netherlands?
(a) That Brunhild has given birth to a boy named Siegfried.
(b) That Siegfried is king of the Netherlanders.
(c) That Kriemhild has given birth to a boy named Gunther.
(d) That Siegfried and Kriemhild will marry.

3. How do Brunhild and Kriemhild greet each other the first time they meet?
(a) They curtsey to one another.
(b) They kiss one another.
(c) They beam brilliant smiles and embrace with tears of joy in their eyes.
(d) They bow silently without making eye contact.

4. What will happen if Gunther cannot best Brunhild?
(a) Brunhild will take all of Gunther's lands.
(b) Gunther alone will be killed.
(c) Brunhild will give Gunther another chance.
(d) Gunther and his three courtiers will all die.

5. How many fair ladies accompany Uote and Kriemhild when Siegfried first sees Kriemhild?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Ten.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Twenty-five.

6. What do Hagen and Gunther propose to hunt for with Siegfried?
(a) Geese and cranes.
(b) Buried treasure.
(c) Wild boar and wolves.
(d) Bear, boar, and wild bull.

7. Who implores Kriemhild to stay in Burgundy?
(a) Brunhild.
(b) Gunther.
(c) No answer is correct.
(d) Uote.

8. After the murder of Siegfried, what does Siegmund want Kriemhild to do?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Rule over Siegfried's realm.
(c) Raise Siegfried's son.
(d) Know that she is cherished by himself, Siegfried's men and people.

9. When Kriemhild is unable to take the remainder of Siegfried's treasure to her new home, what does Rudiger tell her?
(a) That Etzel will give her more gold than she can squander.
(b) That Etzel will be insulted if she brings gold with her.
(c) That Etzel's warriors will recover her gold from the Rhine.
(d) That Etzel's warriors will retrieve her gold from Hagen.

10. What does Siegfried pledge to do after he meets Kriemhild?
(a) Make a fortune for her.
(b) Make her the mother of his children.
(c) Fight out of love for her.
(d) Win lands and praises in her name.

11. Who counsels Kriemhild about the way to approach the king?
(a) Rudeger's wife.
(b) Giselher.
(c) Rudeger.
(d) Gernot.

12. How many men does Gunther send to Siegfried with an invitation to come to Burgundy?
(a) Fifty.
(b) A thousand.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Thirty.

13. Whom does Gunther point to when Siegfried tells him to choose his wife from the women who watch them arrive in Brunhild's lands?
(a) Uta.
(b) Kriemhild.
(c) Brunhild.
(d) Hadburg.

14. What further insult does Hagen reign upon Siegfried's lifeless body after they bring it back to the fortress?
(a) He covers the body in mud and muck.
(b) He curses over the body by moonlight.
(c) He leaves the body with the horses.
(d) He sets the body down on the threshold of Kriemhild's apartment.

15. What social rank does Liudegast hold?
(a) He is a count.
(b) He is a commoner.
(c) He is a knight.
(d) He is a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is unwilling to give up the plot to murder Siegfried?

2. What is unusual about Queen Brunhild?

3. How do Kriemhild and Siegfried behave when they first meet?

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

5. What is the literary device that describes Kriemhild's dream?

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