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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lemmenkainen do when his happiness with Kyllikki ends?

2. Who is not banished from the fire by Lemmenkainen's magical songs?

3. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?

4. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?

5. What does Vainamoinen answer when he is asked where he is sailing to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Vainamoinen tries to help the oak grow?

2. How does Vainamoinen convince Vipunen to tell him the three magic words?

3. What does Vainamoinen tell his friends when he arrives home?

4. What happens after Vainamoinen is rescued by the eagle?

5. What reputation does Vainamoinen acquire over time?

6. How is the ox prepared for the wedding feast?

7. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

8. What happens when Lemminkainen decides to go to the wedding?

9. How does Vainamoinen make pearls by playing the kantele?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there evidence of authorial inconsistency? Do the tales seem to flow as one overarching narrative, or are they a collection of different and contradictory stories? Do different stories teach different morals?

Essay Topic 2

Which parts of these tales are particular to their culture and their times? Which parts of these tales are eternal and apply to every human being? Using examples from the text, describe the culture that created these tales. And describe the timeless human nature that created the other parts of them.

Essay Topic 3

What glimpses do you get into the everyday lives of the Finns who composed the Kalevala? What was their life like? What did they value, and what were they afraid of? What technologies did they have? What gods did they believe in? What customs did they follow?

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