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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 Vainamoinen answer when he is asked where he is sailing to?
(a) He says he is sailing to Ilmarinen.
(b) He says he is sailing home.
(c) He says he is sailing to the dawn.
(d) He lies a first and then says he is sailing to Pohja.

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

3. What does Untamo ultimately do with Kullervo?
(a) He sells him to Ilmarinen.
(b) He turns him into a goat.
(c) He leaves him on an island.
(d) He teaches him to hunt.

4. How does Aino's mother console her when Aino is crying about marrying Vainamoinen?
(a) She tells Aino that this will be the perfect opportunity for the family to take revenge.
(b) She says that her family's home is not the only place where flowers bloom.
(c) She reminds Aino that she left her own home when she married.
(d) She introduces Aino to the transcendent nature of family.

5. What does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?
(a) He challenges Vainamoinen to a javelin contest.
(b) He challenges Vainamoinen to a race.
(c) He challenges Vainamoinen to a wrestling match.
(d) He challenges Vainamoinen to a storytelling contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Vainamoinen where he is sailing?

2. What does Lemmenkainen's mother ask of Ilmarinen?

3. How does Kullervo speak about his family when his mother asks him not to leave?

4. In what form does Louhi attack Vainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkainen's ship?

5. Which words describe Marjetta best?

(see the answer key)

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