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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 sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The hummingbird's wings.
(b) The cuckoo's song.
(c) The nightingale's song.
(d) The crow's call.

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

3. What does Lemmenkainen do when his happiness with Kyllikki ends?
(a) He sends Kyllikki away.
(b) He gives Kyllikki back to her mother.
(c) He resolves to travel to Pohja.
(d) He marries Kyllikki to the Moon.

4. Where does Vainamoinen's mother suggest he look for a bride?
(a) In the Land of Pohja.
(b) In the cave of jewels.
(c) In the ocean.
(d) At the bottom of the sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vainamoinen plant his tree?

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

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

4. What do the gods decide to do when they hear Lemmenkainen bragging?

5. What does Vainamoinen do when he is listening to Joukahainen's stories?

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