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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?
(a) The oak.
(b) The aspen.
(c) The laurel.
(d) The birch.

2. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?
(a) Aino's body.
(b) Joukahainen.
(c) Perch.
(d) Salmon.

3. What does the Storyteller tell us in the first stanzas?
(a) He describes the people whose epic he is going to sing.
(b) He describes the beginning of the world.
(c) He announces that he is going to sing of war and gods.
(d) He describes his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.

4. What does Aino tell her mother when her mother asks about Aino's walk with Vainamoinen?
(a) Aino tells her mother that Vainamoinen stole her jewelry.
(b) Aino tells her that she was set upon by thieves.
(c) Aino tells her mother that Vainamoinen is plotting against the family.
(d) Aino tells her the truth about how she lost her jewelry.

5. What does Lemmenkainen demand of Louhi after he banishes the storytellers?
(a) He wants to know the secret of her immortality.
(b) He wants to know how to get rid of Markahattu.
(c) He wants to know who he will marry.
(d) He wants her to give him her daughter in marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occasion marks the end of Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's happiness?

2. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?

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

4. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?

5. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?

(see the answer key)

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