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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Lemmenkainen catches the elk?
(a) It escapes.
(b) He kills it.
(c) He leads it back to Louhi.
(d) It attacks a village.

2. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?
(a) She tells him where to find him.
(b) She tells him not to do it.
(c) She tells him where to aim.
(d) She tells him the secret of Vainamoinen's vulnerability.

3. How does Jourkahainen feel toward Vainamoinen in part 6 of the Kalevala?
(a) He is jealousy and resentful.
(b) He is anxious to make an alliance with Vainamoinen.
(c) He is full of admiration.
(d) He wants to repay Vainamoinen for the indignities he suffered.

4. What does Vainamoinen build to convince Vipunen to tell him what he wants to know?
(a) A hovel.
(b) A grinder.
(c) A castle.
(d) A forge.

5. What does Ilmarinen make to help him achieve the task he wants Vainamoinen to help him with?
(a) A sword.
(b) A boat.
(c) A woman.
(d) A grinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vainamoinen keep Louhi and her soldiers from catching up with him and Lemminkainen and Ilmarinen?

2. What does Lemminkainen say when he arrives at the wedding feast?

3. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?

4. What does Vainamoinen try to convince Ilmarinen to help him do?

5. Who tells Kullervo that his family still lives while he is wandering through the forest?

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