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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lemminkainen respond to his mother's warnings?
(a) He hides his money carefully.
(b) He gets quiet and afraid, and reconsiders his decision.
(c) He makes sure to bring all his weapons.
(d) He boasts about how he will overcome each encounter.

2. What does the Maid of Pohja say when she hears that Vainamoinen has arrived at the end of his journey?
(a) She says that she would be honored to marry Vainamoinen,
(b) She tells Vainamoinen that he is too old for her to marry.
(c) She says that she does not like sailors and will not marry Vainamoinen.
(d) She says that her father has forbidden her to marry Vainamoinen.

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

4. What does Vainamoinen catch?
(a) He catches a salmon that was in fact Aino.
(b) He catches Aino, who tells him a new technique for catching fish.
(c) He catches a fish that tells him how to catch Aino.
(d) He catches a number of fish, but none of them is Aino.

5. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?
(a) A magical robe.
(b) His sister.
(c) A necklace.
(d) The secret to his immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tree agrees to Sampsa's proposal to cut the tree down?

2. Why does Annikki tell Ilmarinen where Vainamoinen is sailing?

3. What does Vainamoinen tell the living creatures after he returns from the Underworld?

4. What happens when the eagle drops Vainamoinen?

5. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?

(see the answer key)

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