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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louhi do to get revenge on Lemminkainen for what Lemminkainen did to the Lord of Pohja?
(a) She banishes him from the wedding feast.
(b) She conjures an army to pursue him.
(c) She cuts off his head and throws it into the sea.
(d) She sends an army into his country to destroy his home.

2. What does the character who was not banished do after all the others are banished from the room by Lemmenkainen?
(a) He accuses Lemmenkainen of witchcraft.
(b) He waits for Lemmenkainen outside.
(c) He returns to the room with a knife.
(d) He gathers the others and arranges an ambush.

3. What song is sung at the end of the feast?
(a) Louhi sings Vainamoinen's praises.
(b) Ilmarinen sings his praises of Vainamoinen and the Maid of Pohja.
(c) Vainamoinen sings the praises of the creator.
(d) The Maid of Pohja sings Vainamoinen's praises.

4. 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 his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.
(d) He describes the beginning of the world.

5. What was the Water-Mother's name before she became the Water-Mother?
(a) Ilmarinen.
(b) Louhi.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Daughter of the Air.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose praises does Vainamoinen sing at Ilmarinen's home?

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

3. What happens after the Old Man baptizes Marjetta's son?

4. What does Louhi see Ilmarinen making that causes her to set her prisoners free?

5. What does Vainamoinen catch?

(see the answer key)

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