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1. Wagner's 'Flying Dutchman' is about a man who has been doomed to keep sailing on the Seven Seas until _______________________?
2. The story of 'Lohengrin' is situated in an outpost of the Holy German Empire: the frontier-port of Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant. Elsa, the only surviving child of the late Duke gets help from a remarkable champion: a knight whose ship is pulled forth by _______________.
3. In 'Lohengrin', Elsa ultimately loses her gallant knight Lohengrin by ________________________ ?
4. When Tannhauser, after turning his back to Venus and her little tricks, comes to the Wartburg, he decides to join in a singing-competition. He causes a big scandal. How?
5. How is Tannhauser's soul ultimately saved?
6. In 'Parsifal' it is said that the Holy Spear which opened Jesus' side was once stolen from King Amfortas. Who was the thief?
7. In 'Parsifal' King Amfortas suffers from a mysterious wound in his side. The wound was inflicted by the Holy Spear. How will it be cured?
8. To add to the pseudo-religious atmosphere of 'Parsifal' Wagner situated the final act on ________________.
9. 'Tristan and Isolde' is the prototype of a story about 'forbidden love'. It's the story of an Irish princess who has to marry an elderly man, Mark, the King of __________.
10. When Tristan's secret love-affair with Isolde is discovered not only King Mark, but also Tristan's own friends are shocked by his misbehaviour. When one of them attacks him, Tristan is badly injured. Then Kurwenal, a loyal servant, takes his master back home. Which of these countries was Tristan's homeland?
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