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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 does the Daughter of the Underworld tell Vainamoinen?
(a) The method for making better ships.
(b) The wisdom of the gods.
(c) The secret of immortality.
(d) That mortals are rarely allowed to leave.

2. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?
(a) She tells Aino about how Aino's father won her hand by betraying his family.
(b) She describes Joukahainen's gambling debts.
(c) She tells Aino about the jewels hidden in the cave.
(d) She tells Aino about her brother's treacherous history.

3. Whom does Vainamoinen toast at the wedding?
(a) Storytellers.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Lemminkainen.
(d) Ilmarinen.

4. What happens on the first morning when Ilmarinen wakes up next to the woman he created?
(a) She is happy to see him, and grateful to him.
(b) She is angry that he did not make her complete.
(c) She is cold and unresponsive.
(d) She is confused to discover herself.

5. What does Vainamoinen ride on his journey?
(a) An burro.
(b) A magical crow.
(c) A magical salmon.
(d) A magical elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?

2. What does Lemminkainen do to the Lord of Pohja's head?

3. Kullervo hears the story of his sister's disappearance. What was she doing when she disappeared?

4. What do the gods decide to do when they hear Lemmenkainen bragging?

5. What does Louhi tell Ilmarinen when he returns to Pohja?

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