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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?
(a) Annikki.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Louhi.

2. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?
(a) He tells her why he abducted her.
(b) He tells her the conditions she has to meet for him to free her.
(c) He threatens to kill her if she tries to escape.
(d) He promises to build her a bigger house.

3. Where does Lemminkainen hide after the wedding feast?
(a) On an island of women.
(b) In a chest in his mother's bedroom.
(c) In a new country to the west.
(d) In a closet off of of his mother's kitchen.

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

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. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?

2. What preparations are made for the marriage of Vainamoinen and the Maid of Pohja?

3. What story does the Storyteller tell first?

4. Who does Kullervo seduce on his way back from a financial errand?

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

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