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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. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?
(a) Lemminkainen.
(b) Louhi.
(c) Two farmers.
(d) A very small man.

2. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?
(a) A small bird.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Vainamoinen.

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

4. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?
(a) He tells Joukahainen the story of his own miserable future.
(b) He humiliates Joukahainen by turning him into a spider.
(c) He allows Joukahainen to be drowned.
(d) He allows Joukahainen to return home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?

2. What does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?

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

4. What does Aino do in response to Vainamoinen's request?

5. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?

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