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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song is sung at the end of the feast?
(a) Louhi sings Vainamoinen's praises.
(b) Ilmarinen sings his praises of Vainamoinen and the Maid of Pohja.
(c) The Maid of Pohja sings Vainamoinen's praises.
(d) Vainamoinen sings the praises of the creator.

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

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

4. How does Ilmarinen's wife, the Daughter of Louhi, express her dislike for Kullervo?
(a) She spreads rumors about him.
(b) She drills holes in his shoes.
(c) She bakes a stone into his loaf of bread.
(d) She dulls the blades of his knives.

5. What does Louhi send to attack Vainamoinen after the plagues?
(a) A giant dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A flock of crows.
(d) A swarm of bees.

6. Who is explicitly not invited to the wedding of Vainamoinen and the Maid of Pohja?
(a) Lemminkainen.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Annikki.
(d) Louhi.

7. Who survives Untamo's attack on Kalervo's home?
(a) A pregnant woman.
(b) Kalervo.
(c) The daughter of Louhi.
(d) Ilmarinen.

8. What does Louhi see Ilmarinen making that causes her to set her prisoners free?
(a) A poison sweetbread for her.
(b) A magic sword to kill her.
(c) A woman to replace her.
(d) A collar and chains to bind her.

9. What does Ilmarinen use to make himself a new wife?
(a) Silver and gold.
(b) Grease and herbs.
(c) Sticks and mud.
(d) Water and seaweed.

10. Who does Kullervo seduce on his way back from a financial errand?
(a) His sister.
(b) Annikki.
(c) The Daughter of Louhi.
(d) Louhi.

11. What do Vainamoinen's tears turn into after they drop into the sea?
(a) Boats.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Pikes.
(d) Pearls.

12. What happens after Vainamoinen reaches the cave where Louhi is keeping her prisoners?
(a) He is overcome by a giant dog.
(b) He cannot break the locks at first.
(c) He uses magic to free the prisoners.
(d) He frees Louhi's daughter.

13. What does Vainamoinen do when he sees that Louhi has freed her prisoners?
(a) He releases Louhi from his chains.
(b) He builds a boat and sails home.
(c) He cracks the mountain open and imprisons Louhi in it.
(d) He sings a song of thanks.

14. When does Kullervo's mother die?
(a) While he is pleading with her for permission to leave.
(b) While he is looking for the meaning of his life.
(c) While he is at war with Untamo.
(d) While he is on his way home from the sea.

15. 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 challenges Vainamoinen to a fight.
(d) He curses the bride and groom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparations are made for the marriage of Vainamoinen and the Maid of Pohja?

2. What does Kullervo's mother tell him after she hears about the woman he seduced?

3. Who helps Vainamoinen cure the plagues and afflictions Louhi sends into his land?

4. What does Lemminkainen's mother warn him about when he is preparing to go away?

5. What causes Lemminkainen to rush home to Pohja?

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