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Kalevala | Quiz

Elias Lönnrot
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Kalevala | Quiz

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1)

What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants? (from Parts 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15)

He has to defeat the gods in a hunting contest.
He has to defeat Markahattu in a storytelling contest.
He has to walk across the ocean.
He has to go out on snowshoes and capture a mighty elk.
2)

What happens when it is time for Marjetta to give birth? (from Part 50)

Her parents sponsor a storytelling event.
Her parents turn her out.
Her parents invite all the wise people.
Her parents torture her.
3)

What does Vainamoinen resolve to build at the beginning of Part 16? (from Parts 16 and 17)

A boat.
A tampo.
A tree.
A cave.
4)

What does Lemmenkainen's mother ask of Ilmarinen? (from Parts 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15)

She asks him for a potion that will heal Lemmenkainen.
She asks him to knit Lemmenkainen back together.
She asks him to build her a Sampo.
She asks him to make a rake for her.
5)

Whose help does Vipunen ask for, to help him get rid of Vainamoinen? (from Parts 16 and 17)

Vainamoinen's mother.
Louhi.
The gods.
Lemmenkainen.
6)

What is Louhi worried about, with regard to the wedding feast? (from Parts 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)

Having too many guests.
Having enough beer.
Keeping the guests in line.
Getting the invitations out.
7)

How does Marjetta get pregnant? (from Part 50)

She meets a bear in the forest.
She eats honey.
She goes swimming in the ocean.
She eats a cranberry.
8)

What does Vainamoinen suggest should be done with Marjetta's son? (from Part 50)

He should be put in the ocean to see if he floats.
He should be raised in Louhi's house.
He should be left on the ground like a berry.
He should be given to wild bears.
9)

What song does Louhi's child sing after Vainamoinen has completed the tasks? (from Parts 18 and 19)

A song about a turtle who carried a magical world on his back.
A song about a hunter who captured a magical deer.
A song about a maiden who married a god.
A song about an eagle that carried away maiden.
10)

Where does Vainamoinen want to send his friend Sampsa at the beginning of part 16? (from Parts 16 and 17)

On a journey of discovery.
To Lemmenkainen with a challenge.
On a quest in search of wood.
To Louhi's house with a message.
11)

What does Louhi tell Ilmarinen when he returns to Pohja? (from Parts 37, 38, and 39)

She tells him that his craftsmanship is superb.
She upbraids him for the death of her daughter.
She says that he is welcome with his new bride.
She says that she will not give him another daughter.
12)

Who tells the Maid of Pohja about how her life will be different once she is married? (from Parts 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)

Old women of the household.
Ilmarinen.
Louhi.
Vainamoinen.
13)

What happens when Vainamoinen wrestles with Vipunen? (from Parts 16 and 17)

Vainamoinen swallows Vipunen.
Vipunen swallows Vainamoinen.
Vipunen tells Vainamoinen what he wants to know.
Vainamoinen swallows the Daughter of the Underworld.
14)

In what form does Louhi attack Vainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkainen's ship? (from Parts 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44)

As a giant eagle.
As a storm.
As a bear.
As a pike.
15)

Who helps Lemmenkainen's mother reassemble Lemmenkainen's body? (from Parts 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15)

A snake.
A dolphin.
Louhi's daughter.
A bee.
16)

How does Kullervo speak about his family when his mother asks him not to leave? (from Parts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36)

Dismissively.
Respectfully.
Affectionately.
Contemptuously.
17)

How does Vainamoinen keep Louhi and her soldiers from catching up with him and Lemminkainen and Ilmarinen? (from Parts 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44)

He conjures a reef on which their ship wrecks.
He kills them with his sword.
He sings them to sleep.
He tricks them into going the wrong direction.
18)

Whom does Lemminkainen seek out to help him get revenge on the armies that had pursued him? (from Parts 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30)

The Storyteller.
Frost.
Tiera.
Annikki.
19)

Where does Ilmarinen get help to heal his wounds? (from Parts 45, 46, 47, 48, and 49)

From the giant fish.
From the land of Pohja.
From the ocean.
From Vainamoinen.
20)

What condition does the Old Man place on baptizing Marjetta's son? (from Part 50)

Marjetta has to fast and pray.
He has to be tested first.
There need to be good omens from the birds.
He needs to be dipped in the sea.
21)

Who helps Vainamoinen complete the tasks so that he can marry? (from Parts 18 and 19)

Annikki.
Ilmarinen.
Louhi.
The Maid of Pohja.
22)

Who tells Kullervo that his family still lives while he is wandering through the forest? (from Parts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36)

An old woman.
Ilmarinen.
Untamo.
The Daughter of Louhi.
23)

What does the Old Man by the Fire say about stories of children? (from Parts 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25)

He says that they can be misleading.
He says that they contain all the simple truth of the world.
He says that they are shallow lies.
He says that they are the cause of all mirth.
24)

When does Kullervo's mother die? (from Parts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36)

While he is pleading with her for permission to leave.
While he is on his way home from the sea.
While he is at war with Untamo.
While he is looking for the meaning of his life.
25)

Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break? (from Parts 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15)

The gods of the forest.
The god of the dark cave.
The gods of the mountains.
Louhi's daughter's governess.
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