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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 kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?
(a) Birch.
(b) Laurel.
(c) Oak.
(d) Aspen.

2. What does the Storyteller tell us in the first stanzas?
(a) He announces that he is going to sing of war and gods.
(b) He describes the beginning of the world.
(c) He describes his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.
(d) He describes the people whose epic he is going to sing.

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

4. What story does the Storyteller tell first?
(a) The story of how he first heard his story.
(b) The story of the first man.
(c) The story of how the world was made.
(d) The story of discovery of language.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?

3. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?

4. What happens when Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

5. What was the Water-Mother's name before she became the Water-Mother?

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