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

2. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The cuckoo's song.
(b) The nightingale's song.
(c) The crow's call.
(d) The hummingbird's wings.

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

4. What happens when Vainamoinen wrestles with Vipunen?
(a) Vainamoinen swallows the Daughter of the Underworld.
(b) Vipunen tells Vainamoinen what he wants to know.
(c) Vainamoinen swallows Vipunen.
(d) Vipunen swallows Vainamoinen.

5. What is the little maid doing when she hears Vainamoinen?
(a) She is fishing.
(b) She is collecting firewood.
(c) She is doing her daily chores.
(d) She is taking off her jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aino's mother console her when Aino is crying about marrying Vainamoinen?

2. What does Vainamoinen build to convince Vipunen to tell him what he wants to know?

3. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

4. What does Vainamoinen ask Aino to do for him when they are walking through the forest together?

5. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?

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