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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Storyteller tell us in the first stanzas?
(a) He announces that he is going to sing of war and gods.
(b) He describes the people whose epic he is going to sing.
(c) He describes the beginning of the world.
(d) He describes his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.

2. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Arrows.
(c) People.
(d) Beavers.

3. What story does the Storyteller tell first?
(a) The story of how he first heard his story.
(b) The story of how the world was made.
(c) The story of the first man.
(d) The story of discovery of language.

4. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?
(a) The aspen.
(b) The oak.
(c) The laurel.
(d) The birch.

5. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?
(a) Joukahainen.
(b) Aino's body.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Perch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aino's mother console her when Aino is crying about marrying Vainamoinen?

2. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?

3. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?

4. What are Joukahainen's stories like?

5. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?

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