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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dame Uta give to the messenger who brings news of Gunther's safe return?

2. Who counsels Kriemhild to speak to Gunther?

3. Where does Hagen put Siegfried's body?

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

5. When Siegfried, acting as Gunther's messenger, shows up in Burgundy without Gunther, what does Giselher assume?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gunther has a rude surprise on his wedding night. Describe the events on Gunther's wedding night.

2. Why does Hagen advise Gunther that the messengers should be prevented from returning to Hungary for as long as possible?

3. What does Hagen initially tell King Gunther when they find that the Danube river is swollen and treacherous to cross?

4. What happens when Gunther offers gold to Swemmeline and Werbel?

5. How do Hagen and his men clear the hall?

6. Describe Kriemhild's wedding festivities.

7. How does Iring end up fighting Hagen alone?

8. What ideas oppress Kriemhild after she dreams of walking with, and the kissing her brother Giselher and why does this happen after the dream?

9. What happens after Etzel's men jostle Gunther's men as they leave Etzel's feast?

10. What does one of the Hunnish knights see that prevents him from attacking King Gunther and his men while they sleep after the Midsummer Eve's festivities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the animosity between Brunhild and Kriemhild. Why could they not be brought into some kind of peaceful relationship? What prevented their peace? How did other characters either feed or neglect to resolve their animosity?

Essay Topic 2

When Siegfried first arrives to meet Brunhild, Brunhild watches from the window of her fortress. Why does Siegfried lead a war-horse ashore and hold it for Gunther to mount? What effect does this have on Brunhild and on other characters? Does this action take the form of an immediate effect, a long-lasting effect, or something else? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What role do the tournaments have in setting up the action that takes place in the rest of the narrative? Can the tournaments be considered a microcosm of the rest of the Burgundian or Hun society?

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