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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Vainamoinen.
(c) Louhi.
(d) A small bird.

2. What does Lemminkainen say when he arrives at the wedding feast?
(a) He demands to be greeted and fed properly.
(b) He threatens the Maid of Pohja.
(c) He curses the bride and groom.
(d) He challenges Vainamoinen to a fight.

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

4. Where does the Storyteller get his story?
(a) From his parents.
(b) From his children.
(c) From a bird.
(d) From the ocean.

5. What occasion marks the end of Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's happiness?
(a) Kyllikki betrays Lemminkainen with Vainamoinen.
(b) Kyllikki tells Lemmenkainen's enemies the secret of his vulnerability.
(c) Lemmenkainen abandons Kyllikki on an island.
(d) Kyllikki goes dancing and Lemmenkainen confronts her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Vainamoinen tell the living creatures after he returns from the Underworld?

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

4. What does the Lord of Pohja offer Lemminkainen after Lemminkainen complains about the food?

5. Who does Kullervo seduce on his way back from a financial errand?

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