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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 16 and 17.

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 stories of battles and tournaments.
(d) They are colorful and interesting.

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

3. 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 salmon that was in fact Aino.
(d) He catches a number of fish, but none of them is Aino.

4. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?
(a) He tells her why he abducted her.
(b) He threatens to kill her if she tries to escape.
(c) He promises to build her a bigger house.
(d) He tells her the conditions she has to meet for him to free her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Markahattu do to Lemmenkainen?

2. What does Vainamoinen ride on his journey?

3. What does the character who was not banished do after all the others are banished from the room by Lemmenkainen?

4. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?

5. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?

(see the answer key)

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