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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?
(a) He allows Joukahainen to be drowned.
(b) He humiliates Joukahainen by turning him into a spider.
(c) He tells Joukahainen the story of his own miserable future.
(d) He allows Joukahainen to return home.

4. Where does the eagle take Vainamoinen when it rescues him?
(a) To his mother.
(b) To the mountains.
(c) To the land of Pohja.
(d) To the ocean.

5. What does Vainamoinen catch?
(a) He catches a number of fish, but none of them is Aino.
(b) He catches a salmon that was in fact 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 do when Louhi offers him food?

2. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?

3. What does Vainamoinen tell Louhi in response to her request?

4. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?

5. How does Jourkahainen feel toward Vainamoinen in part 6 of the Kalevala?

(see the answer key)

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