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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 Vainamionen do with the wood Sampsa brings back to Vainamoinen?
(a) Builds a house.
(b) Shapes it into a boat.
(c) Shapes it into a series of tools.
(d) Builds a lodge.

2. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?
(a) He is known as a fair and kind king to his people.
(b) He is known as a strange magician.
(c) He is known as a powerful warrior.
(d) He is known as a wise and wonderful storyteller.

3. Who asks Vainamoinen where he is sailing?
(a) The maid of Pohja.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Annikki.
(d) Joukahainen.

4. To whom does the little maid recount what she hears from Vainamoinen?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Aino.
(c) Joukahainen.
(d) Aino's mother.

5. What is happening when the Water-Mother experiences an upsurge of energy?
(a) The Maid of Pohja is singing to her.
(b) The small bird's eggs are hatching on her knee.
(c) Monsters are swallowing the sun.
(d) Lemminkainen is being born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?

2. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?

3. What does Joukahainen shoot at Vainamoinen with?

4. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?

5. What does the Maid of Pohja say when she hears that Vainamoinen has arrived at the end of his journey?

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