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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. What does Vainamoinen build to convince Vipunen to tell him what he wants to know?
(a) A forge.
(b) A grinder.
(c) A castle.
(d) A hovel.

2. Which tree agrees to Sampsa's proposal to cut the tree down?
(a) A cedar.
(b) A fir.
(c) A spruce.
(d) An oak.

3. What does Vainamoinen do when he is listening to Joukahainen's stories?
(a) He runs and hides himself away.
(b) He kills Joukahainen with a sword.
(c) He causes a swamp to rise up around Joukahainen.
(d) He slanders Joukahainen to the other listeners.

4. What does Vainamoinen ask Aino to do for him when they are walking through the forest together?
(a) Take off her jewelry.
(b) Wear her jewelry.
(c) Betray her brother.
(d) Renounce her father.

5. What does Lemminkainen do to the Lord of Pohja's head?
(a) He cuts it off and puts it on a pole in the courtyard.
(b) He cuts the Lord of Pohja's cheek with a carving knife.
(c) He cuts it off and throws it in the sea.
(d) He beats the Lord of Pohja in the head with a mallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?

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

3. What is Vainamoinen thinking about when the eagle rescues him?

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

5. How does Jourkahainen feel toward Vainamoinen in part 6 of the Kalevala?

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