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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kriemhild dream?
(a) Two eagles attacked a falcon.
(b) Three crows ate a dead dog.
(c) Two crows attacked four eagles.
(d) Four eagles attacked a soldier.

2. Who is the member of her new household who is mourning Etzel's first queen?
(a) The Mangrave's daughter.
(b) Gotelind.
(c) Herrat.
(d) Helche.

3. 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's warriors will retrieve her gold from Hagen.
(c) That Etzel's warriors will recover her gold from the Rhine.
(d) That Etzel will be insulted if she brings gold with her.

4. How many warriors do Brunhild and her ladies observe arriving at her fortress?
(a) Four thousand.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Four.
(d) Forty.

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

6. Who waits upon Kriemhild as she mourns?
(a) Giselher.
(b) Count Eckewart.
(c) Gunther.
(d) Gernot.

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

8. Why does Siegfried go to bring rare warriors to Isenstein after the contest between Gunther and Brunhild is over?
(a) To show Brunhild that his warriors are stronger than hers.
(b) To protect Gunther and the rest in case Brunhild means them harm.
(c) To pay for losing the contest to Brunhild.
(d) To show Brunhild that he is really a king.

9. Why is Brunhild upset by Gunther's engagement of Kriemhild and Siegfried?
(a) She wanted Siegfried herself.
(b) She resented Kriemhild's beauty.
(c) She thinks that Siegfried is a lowly messenger.
(d) She thinks that Siegfried is too good for Kriemhild.

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

11. What do the four newlyweds do after mass is sung the morning after the wedding night?
(a) Attend the royal rites and become crowned.
(b) Bestow lavish gifts on noble men and women.
(c) Preside over the wedding feast.
(d) Don festive clothing and dance the customary post-nuptial dance.

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

13. What does Siegfried do with the treasure he wins from the Nibelungers?
(a) He builds a castle with it.
(b) He spends it on Kriemhild.
(c) He takes it to his castle.
(d) He puts it in a cave.

14. What country does Etzel rule?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Norway.
(d) Pochlarn.

15. Who does not pledge to Kriemhild that he will come to her aid in Etzel's land if she is ever in need?
(a) Gebhart.
(b) Gernot.
(c) Gunther.
(d) All answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Gunther point to when Siegfried tells him to choose his wife from the women who watch them arrive in Brunhild's lands?

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

3. During what part of the year is Siegfried knighted?

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

5. How many men does Siegfried take to Burgundy?

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