Q3: Lesson 1 | German Epic

Question 1

is a major literary type in a nation’s literature; it is the earliest form to appear

Answer 1

epic

Question 2

age of epic

Answer 2

middle ages

Question 3

oldest of european epics

Answer 3

beowulf

Question 4

is inseparable from the idea
of grandeur, it contains a magnitude
of theme, storyline, and heroic
characters.

Answer 4

epic

Question 5

does not sing only of the
anger and the warlike deeds of
Achilles. It brings to mind the whole
Trojan War that, in the Homeric world,
was an event of great magnitude and
importance.

Answer 5

the iliad

Question 6

apart from the wanderings
and warlike adventures of Aeneas,
opens an impressive prospect of the
destiny of imperial Rome.

Answer 6

the aeneid

Question 7

not only pictures
the pride and obstinacy of Roland, but
is also filled with the crusading zeal
of a man who represents Christianity
against Islam.

Answer 7

song of roland

Question 8

(refers to the royal Burgundian family or
a race of dwarves thought to be the
original owners of the Burgundian wealth).

Answer 8

“The lay/Song of the Nibelungs”

Question 9

who wrote nibelungenlied

Answer 9

unknown

Question 10

setting of nibelungenlied: the land of the Burgundians
in the city of

Answer 10

city of worms

Question 11

the hero of
the Nibelungenlied
- a handsome, valorous
prince in the Netherlands
city of Xanten

Answer 11

siegfried

Question 12

what city is siegfried from

Answer 12

city of xanten

Question 13

heroine, the
sister of Gunther

Answer 13

kriemhild

Question 14

king of
Burgundy, with a capital
at Worms.

Answer 14

king gunther

Question 15

the queen of
Isenland (Iceland)

Answer 15

brunhild

Question 16

was a fierce warrior, cousin of King
Gunther and his sister Kriemhild, and as such,
vassal of the Burgundian kings.

Answer 16

hagen

Question 17

How did Siegfried’s statement that he
was a vassal to Gunther increase
Gunther’s worth in the eyes of
Brunhild?

Answer 17

If the mighty Siegfried was the vassal
of Gunther, it meant that Gunther was
more powerful than Siegfried.

Question 18

Why was it a mistake for Siegfried to
give Brunhild’s girdle and ring to
Kriemhild?

Answer 18

She would use the items to later to
prove to Brunhild that it was
Siegfried who subdued her and not
Gunther, her husband.

Question 19

Why did Kriemhild reveal these gifts
to Brunhild?

Answer 19

To prove to Brunhild that her husband
is mightier than Gunther.

Question 20

How was Siegfried killed?

Answer 20

Hagen made Kriemhild to reveal his
weak spot by pretending to be
concerned.

Hagen thrusts a spear into the
vulnerable spot of Siegfried.