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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who teaches Kriemhild the ways of Etzel's land?
(a) Werbel.
(b) Rudeger's wife.
(c) Herrat.
(d) Etzel.

3. What is the literary device that describes Kriemhild's dream?
(a) Personification.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Characterization.
(d) Prophecy.

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

5. Who wants Gunther and Kriemhild to start speaking again after Siegfried dies?
(a) Hagen.
(b) Giselher.
(c) Dancrat.
(d) Gunther.

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

7. What does Kriemhild think about as soon as she sees Siegfried's dead body?
(a) Siegfried's reputation among her people.
(b) Brunhild's disdain for her.
(c) Hagen's questions about Siegfried's vulnerability.
(d) Gunther's weakness in preventing Hagen's assassination.

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

9. Whose position does Kriemhild assume after she and Siegfried have been married for ten years?
(a) Lady Sieglind's.
(b) Hadburg's.
(c) Brunhild's.
(d) Dame Uta's.

10. Where does Kriemhild spend most of her time after Siegfried's death?
(a) In the palace.
(b) In church.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the forest.

11. Who offers to go with Siegfried to visit Gunther and Brunhild?
(a) Kriemhild.
(b) Uote.
(c) Siegmund.
(d) Gere.

12. Who is Kriemhild's mother?
(a) Dame Uta.
(b) Brunhild.
(c) Helca.
(d) Albric.

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

14. What dream does Kriemhild relate to Siegfried before his hunting trip?
(a) A dream of treasure.
(b) A dream of treason.
(c) A dream of defeat.
(d) A dream of victory.

15. What is the name of the estate in Burgundy?
(a) Rhine.
(b) Worms.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Xanten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hagen not want to go with Siegfried and Kriemhild?

2. What secret does Hagen elicit from Kriemhild?

3. For how long do the feasts and festivals continue while Siegfried and Kriemhild are in Burgundy?

4. What words spoken by Kriemhild pain Siegmund while he is convincing her to return to Siegfried's lands?

5. At the end of the chapter in which Kriemhild and Siegfried meet, what does the poet say the love of a beautiful woman leads to?

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