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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?
(a) Vainamoinen.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Louhi.
(d) A small bird.

2. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?
(a) A small bird.
(b) An acorn.
(c) Vainamoinen.
(d) The sea.

3. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?
(a) His life.
(b) Gold, horses, and armor.
(c) Magic cloaks and swords.
(d) Jewels and gold.

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

5. What does Vainamoinen catch?
(a) He catches a salmon that was in fact Aino.
(b) He catches a number of fish, but none of them is Aino.
(c) He catches Aino, who tells him a new technique for catching fish.
(d) He catches a fish that tells him how to catch Aino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?

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

3. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?

4. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?

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

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