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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. Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break?
(a) The gods of the mountains.
(b) Louhi's daughter's governess.
(c) The god of the dark cave.
(d) The gods of the forest.

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

3. Where does the eagle take Vainamoinen when it rescues him?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To the land of Pohja.
(c) To his mother.
(d) To the ocean.

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

5. 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 the people whose epic he is going to sing.
(d) He describes his need to pass on the ancient wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does this lumberjack cut down such an enormous tree?

2. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?

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

4. What happens when the eagle drops Vainamoinen?

5. What occasion marks the end of Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's happiness?

(see the answer key)

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