View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?
(a) He is known as a wise and wonderful storyteller.
(b) He is known as a strange magician.
(c) He is known as a powerful warrior.
(d) He is known as a fair and kind king to his people.

3. What does Louhi ask from Vainamoinen in return for her help?
(a) She asks him to build a grinder.
(b) She asks him to tame the man-eating horses.
(c) She asks him to ride a magic horse.
(d) She asks him to marry her daughter.

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

5. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?
(a) Louhi.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Lemmenkainen.
(d) Vainamoinen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?

3. What does Vainamoinen ride on his journey?

4. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?

5. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 281 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample