View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the little maid recount what she hears from Vainamoinen?
(a) Aino's mother.
(b) Joukahainen.
(c) Aino.
(d) Louhi.

2. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?
(a) She tells Aino about her brother's treacherous history.
(b) She tells Aino about how Aino's father won her hand by betraying his family.
(c) She describes Joukahainen's gambling debts.
(d) She tells Aino about the jewels hidden in the cave.

3. What does Louhi do when she finds Vainamoinen?
(a) She convinces her son to kill him.
(b) She takes him to her home and bathes him.
(c) She protects him from her son.
(d) She offers him her daughter's hand.

4. How does this lumberjack cut down such an enormous tree?
(a) He calls a team of lumberjacks.
(b) He turns into a huge, armor clad warrior.
(c) He pulls the tree up with his bare hands.
(d) He summons a team of beavers.

5. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?
(a) She tells him where to find him.
(b) She tells him not to do it.
(c) She tells him where to aim.
(d) She tells him the secret of Vainamoinen's vulnerability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the eagle take Vainamoinen when it rescues him?

2. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

3. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?

4. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?

5. Who helps Lemmenkainen's mother reassemble Lemmenkainen's body?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample