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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen catch?
(a) He catches a number of fish, but none of them is Aino.
(b) He catches a salmon that was in fact Aino.
(c) He catches a fish that tells him how to catch Aino.
(d) He catches Aino, who tells him a new technique for catching fish.

2. Which tree agrees to Sampsa's proposal to cut the tree down?
(a) A fir.
(b) An oak.
(c) A spruce.
(d) A cedar.

3. What does Lemminkainen do to press his suit?
(a) He bribes the Creator.
(b) He takes a job as a shepherd.
(c) He bribes the woman's brother.
(d) He tricks her into coming to his hut.

4. What does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?
(a) He challenges Vainamoinen to a javelin contest.
(b) He challenges Vainamoinen to a wrestling match.
(c) He challenges Vainamoinen to a storytelling contest.
(d) He challenges Vainamoinen to a race.

5. Why does Vipunen ultimately tell Vainamoinen what he wants to know?
(a) Vainamoinen makes increasingly violent threats to Vipunen.
(b) Vainamoinen says that he feels perfectly at home and will not leave.
(c) Vainamoinen promises to torture Vipunen.
(d) Vainamoinen says that he has the help of the Daughter of the Underworld.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the water mother's baby do when he is born?

2. What name is the Water-Mother given?

3. Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break?

4. Where does Vainamoinen plant his tree?

5. Where does Joukahainen find Vainamoinen?

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