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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. What are Joukahainen's stories like?
(a) They are childish and shallow.
(b) They are wise and considered.
(c) They are colorful and interesting.
(d) They are stories of battles and tournaments.

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

3. What does the water mother's baby do when he is born?
(a) Conquers his father's henchmen.
(b) Looks for a place to build a castle.
(c) Looks for his father.
(d) Looks for someone to sow seeds in the land.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?

2. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

3. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?

4. What does Aino tell her mother when her mother asks about Aino's walk with Vainamoinen?

5. What story does the Storyteller tell first?

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