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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition is the Water-Mother trying to find relief from?
(a) She suffers a broken foot.
(b) She has been drowned in a flood.
(c) She suffers a pregnancy she cannot give birth to.
(d) She has been split off from the male counterpart of the cosmos.

2. Whose help does Vipunen ask for, to help him get rid of Vainamoinen?
(a) Lemmenkainen.
(b) Vainamoinen's mother.
(c) Louhi.
(d) The gods.

3. What happens when the eagle drops Vainamoinen?
(a) Vainamoinen kills Joukahainen.
(b) Vainamoinen finds the cave with the jewels.
(c) Vainamoinen finds Aino in the form of an elk.
(d) Vainamoinen gets lonely and begins to cry.

4. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?
(a) She tells Aino about how Aino's father won her hand by betraying his family.
(b) She describes Joukahainen's gambling debts.
(c) She tells Aino about the jewels hidden in the cave.
(d) She tells Aino about her brother's treacherous history.

5. What is Joukahainen's mother's reaction to Aino's marriage to Vainamoinen?
(a) She is delighted that Aino will be married to someone of such repute.
(b) She is furious that Aino will be married to her enemy.
(c) She is distraught that Aino will be married to an old man.
(d) She is envious of her daughter's good fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vainamoinen thinking about when the eagle rescues him?

2. Who collects the chips that come from cutting down the tree Vainamoinen plants?

3. What happens after Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

4. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?

5. What does Joukahainen shoot at Vainamoinen with?

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