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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on the first morning when Ilmarinen wakes up next to the woman he created?
(a) She is happy to see him, and grateful to him.
(b) She is cold and unresponsive.
(c) She is angry that he did not make her complete.
(d) She is confused to discover herself.

2. How does Ilmarinen's wife, the Daughter of Louhi, express her dislike for Kullervo?
(a) She spreads rumors about him.
(b) She drills holes in his shoes.
(c) She dulls the blades of his knives.
(d) She bakes a stone into his loaf of bread.

3. What does the Old Man by the Fire say about stories of children?
(a) He says that they can be misleading.
(b) He says that they contain all the simple truth of the world.
(c) He says that they are the cause of all mirth.
(d) He says that they are shallow lies.

4. Who tells Kullervo that his family still lives while he is wandering through the forest?
(a) The Daughter of Louhi.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Untamo.
(d) An old woman.

5. How do Ilmarinen, Lemminkainen, and Vainamoinen get the Sampo from Louhi?
(a) They lull her to sleep.
(b) They kill her and her soldiers.
(c) They win it from her while playing dice.
(d) They trick her into giving it to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Kullervo's mother die?

3. Where does Lemminkainen hide after the wedding feast?

4. What does Lemminkainen discover when he returns from his hiding place?

5. What do Vainamoinen's tears turn into after they drop into the sea?

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