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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. Which tree does Vainamoinen leave standing?
(a) The laurel.
(b) The aspen.
(c) The oak.
(d) The birch.

2. What do the gods decide to do when they hear Lemmenkainen bragging?
(a) They turn him into a goose.
(b) They make him fall into a deep sleep.
(c) They send him on a wild chase after an elk.
(d) They discourage him in the shape of his mother.

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

4. What happens after Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?
(a) Vainamoinen saves the arrows for his revenge.
(b) Vainamoinen swims for his life.
(c) Vainamoinen dies in the forest.
(d) Vainamoinen dies on the beach.

5. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?
(a) A very small man.
(b) Lemminkainen.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Two farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joukahainen find Vainamoinen?

2. What does Vainamoinen ride on his journey?

3. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?

4. Who is the Maid of Pohja?

5. What does the Storyteller tell us in the first stanzas?

(see the answer key)

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