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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Margravine cry when she gives Hagen the shield he asks for as a gift?
(a) Because the shield belongs to Nuodung.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Because Witege slays the owner.
(d) Because it reminds her of an old grief.

2. Kriemhild asks which king to help her escape the bloodbath?
(a) Giselher.
(b) Gunther.
(c) Etzel.
(d) Dietrich.

3. What do the Burgundians do after the battle in the feast hall?
(a) Vow vengeance against the Huns.
(b) Lament the deaths of their warriors.
(c) Throw the Huns' bodies down the stairs.
(d) Burn the dead in funeral pyres.

4. What does Hagen lay across his lap when Kriemhild confronts him?
(a) Siegfried's sword.
(b) Kriemhild's girdle.
(c) Gunther's cloud cloak.
(d) Brunhild's ring.

5. What does Volker do, sitting at the threshold below the great door of the hall in Adventure 30?
(a) No answers are correct.
(b) Fails to stand as Kriemhild approaches.
(c) Plays a sweet melody to lull many men to sleep.
(d) Places his fiddle-bow across his lap in protest of Kriemhild's words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when a Hun is killed in the tournament?

2. What incenses Wolfhart and makes him rush into the fight?

3. What does Hagen receive from Rudeger's wife?

4. Why does Hagen advise Gunther to avoid camping until daybreak?

5. At what location does Hagen taunt Kriemhild with the sword of her slain husband?

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