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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break?
(a) The gods of the forest.
(b) The gods of the mountains.
(c) The god of the dark cave.
(d) Louhi's daughter's governess.

2. What does Joukahainen shoot at Vainamoinen with?
(a) A crossbow with poisoned arrows.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A rifle.

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

4. What story does the Storyteller tell first?
(a) The story of the first man.
(b) The story of discovery of language.
(c) The story of how the world was made.
(d) The story of how he first heard his story.

5. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Envy.
(c) Impatience.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gods decide to do when they hear Lemmenkainen bragging?

2. When Vainamoinen's finally arrives at his destination, how is his arrival first announced?

3. Why does Vipunen ultimately tell Vainamoinen what he wants to know?

4. What does Vainamoinen catch?

5. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louhi say she wants in return for giving Vainamoinen safe passage home?

2. How do Vainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkainen steal the Sampo?

3. How does Kullervo end up being sold to Ilmarinen?

4. Describe Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's arrival at Lemminkainen's home.

5. What does the Maid of Pohja dream, and what does her dream signify?

6. What does Kullervo do when he discovers Ilmarinen's wife's disdain for him?

7. What happens when Vainamoinen goes to the underworld?

8. What happens when Ilmarinen tried to fashion a new wife for himself?

9. What happens when Ilmarinen finds that his new bride has amused herself with another man while Ilmarinen was sleeping?

10. What happens when Vainamoinen prays for someone to cut down the enormous oak?

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