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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. What happens when Lemmenkainen catches the elk?
(a) It attacks a village.
(b) He kills it.
(c) It escapes.
(d) He leads it back to Louhi.

2. What does Markahattu do to Lemmenkainen?
(a) He feeds his body to bees.
(b) He burns his body in a fire.
(c) He feeds his body to birds.
(d) He disposes of his body in a river.

3. What condition is the Water-Mother trying to find relief from?
(a) She has been drowned in a flood.
(b) She suffers a broken foot.
(c) She suffers a pregnancy she cannot give birth to.
(d) She has been split off from the male counterpart of the cosmos.

4. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?
(a) He has to go out on snowshoes and capture a mighty elk.
(b) He has to defeat the gods in a hunting contest.
(c) He has to defeat Markahattu in a storytelling contest.
(d) He has to walk across the ocean.

5. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?
(a) He is known as a strange magician.
(b) He is known as a wise and wonderful storyteller.
(c) He is known as a powerful warrior.
(d) He is known as a fair and kind king to his people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?

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

3. Where does Lemminkainen take his new bride?

4. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?

5. What happens when Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

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