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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 does Louhi do when she finds Vainamoinen?
(a) She convinces her son to kill him.
(b) She offers him her daughter's hand.
(c) She takes him to her home and bathes him.
(d) She protects him from her son.

2. How does Vainamoinen escape from the Underworld?
(a) He transforms himself into a small snake-like animal.
(b) He wrestles with the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld.
(c) He defeats Vipunen in single combat.
(d) He offers to marry the Daughter of the Underworld.

3. What happens when Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?
(a) His second shot kills Vainamoinen.
(b) His mother intervenes to protect Vainamoinen.
(c) His first shot kills Vainamoinen.
(d) His third shot kills the magical elk.

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

5. What does Markahattu do to Lemmenkainen?
(a) He feeds his body to bees.
(b) He burns his body in a fire.
(c) He feeds his body to birds.
(d) He disposes of his body in a river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamionen do with the wood Sampsa brings back to Vainamoinen?

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

3. What happens after Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

4. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?

5. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?

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