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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 does Vainamoinen ride on his journey?
(a) An burro.
(b) A magical salmon.
(c) A magical elk.
(d) A magical crow.

2. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The hummingbird's wings.
(b) The cuckoo's song.
(c) The nightingale's song.
(d) The crow's call.

3. What name is the Water-Mother given?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Louhi.
(c) Earth Mother.
(d) Ilmatar.

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 beginning of the world.
(c) He describes the people whose epic he is going to sing.
(d) He describes his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.

5. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?
(a) Gold, horses, and armor.
(b) His life.
(c) Magic cloaks and swords.
(d) Jewels and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?

2. What does the Daughter of the Underworld tell Vainamoinen?

3. What happens when Vainamoinen wrestles with Vipunen?

4. What does Louhi do when she finds Vainamoinen?

5. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?

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