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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lemmenkainen do when his happiness with Kyllikki ends?
(a) He resolves to travel to Pohja.
(b) He gives Kyllikki back to her mother.
(c) He marries Kyllikki to the Moon.
(d) He sends Kyllikki away.

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

4. Where does Joukahainen find Vainamoinen?
(a) In the desert.
(b) On the beach.
(c) Crossing the ocean.
(d) In the forest.

5. Whom does Lemminkainen resolve to win?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Aino.
(c) Kyllikki.
(d) The Maid of Pohja.

6. Where does Lemminkainen take his new bride?
(a) Home to his hovel.
(b) To the seaside.
(c) To the land of Pohja.
(d) Home to his castle.

7. Who ultimately helps Louhi do what she wants done?
(a) Joukahainen.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Vainamoinen.
(d) Ilmarinen.

8. What does Vainamoinen tell the living creatures after he returns from the Underworld?
(a) He describes the horrors he saw.
(b) He tells them all about the Daughter of the Underworld.
(c) He tells them the magic words he learned there.
(d) He tells them not to go there themselves.

9. What is the name of the baby the Water-Mother is carrying?
(a) Vainamoinen.
(b) The Maid of Pohja.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Lemmenkainen.

10. What condition is the Water-Mother trying to find relief from?
(a) She has been drowned in a flood.
(b) She has been split off from the male counterpart of the cosmos.
(c) She suffers a pregnancy she cannot give birth to.
(d) She suffers a broken foot.

11. What name is the Water-Mother given?
(a) Earth Mother.
(b) Louhi.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Ilmatar.

12. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The cuckoo's song.
(b) The hummingbird's wings.
(c) The nightingale's song.
(d) The crow's call.

13. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Oak.
(c) Laurel.
(d) Birch.

14. What does Louhi ask from Vainamoinen in return for her help?
(a) She asks him to marry her daughter.
(b) She asks him to ride a magic horse.
(c) She asks him to tame the man-eating horses.
(d) She asks him to build a grinder.

15. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?
(a) The secret to his immortality.
(b) His sister.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A magical robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vainamoinen thinking about when the eagle rescues him?

2. What song does Louhi's child sing after Vainamoinen has completed the tasks?

3. What does Markahattu do to Lemmenkainen?

4. What is Vainamoinen missing as he works with the wood Sampsa brought him?

5. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?

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