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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 does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?
(a) He challenges Vainamoinen to a wrestling match.
(b) He challenges Vainamoinen to a storytelling contest.
(c) He challenges Vainamoinen to a race.
(d) He challenges Vainamoinen to a javelin contest.

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

3. What condition is the Water-Mother trying to find relief from?
(a) She suffers a pregnancy she cannot give birth to.
(b) She suffers a broken foot.
(c) She has been drowned in a flood.
(d) She has been split off from the male counterpart of the cosmos.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vainamoinen plant his tree?

2. What does Vainamoinen catch?

3. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?

4. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?

5. What is Joukahainen's mother's reaction to Aino's marriage to Vainamoinen?

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