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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Lemminkainen to rush home to Pohja?
(a) Messengers from Louhi.
(b) A flock of crows.
(c) Fires.
(d) A flock of seagulls.

2. What does the Old Man by the Fire say about stories of children?
(a) He says that they can be misleading.
(b) He says that they contain all the simple truth of the world.
(c) He says that they are shallow lies.
(d) He says that they are the cause of all mirth.

3. What does Lemminkainen find in his food at the wedding feast?
(a) Pins.
(b) Worms.
(c) Cream filling.
(d) Stuffing.

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

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

6. How does Ilmarinen get one of Louhi's daughters to go with him?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He kidnaps her.
(c) He threatens her.
(d) He promises her jewelry.

7. What does Lemminkainen's mother warn him about when he is preparing to go away?
(a) The dangers he will face on his journey.
(b) The danger of his absence in his father's illness.
(c) The possibility that he will never return.
(d) The insult he is giving to Vainamoinen.

8. What does Untamo ultimately do with Kullervo?
(a) He teaches him to hunt.
(b) He sells him to Ilmarinen.
(c) He turns him into a goat.
(d) He leaves him on an island.

9. What does the character do who is not welcome at the wedding?
(a) He makes a scene by telling ominous stories.
(b) He gets angry and prepares to go away.
(c) He threatens Vainamoinen with violence.
(d) He complains to Vainamoinen.

10. How does Untamo try to break Kullevo's spirit?
(a) He kills Kullervo's beloved.
(b) He burns down Kullervo's home.
(c) He tortures Kullervo.
(d) He gives Kullervo menial jobs.

11. What does the Lord of Pohja offer Lemminkainen after Lemminkainen complains about the food?
(a) A bride.
(b) A drinking cup.
(c) A shield.
(d) A stream to drink from.

12. Who tells Kullervo that his family still lives while he is wandering through the forest?
(a) Ilmarinen.
(b) The Daughter of Louhi.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Untamo.

13. Who alerts Louhi to the theft of the Sampo?
(a) A pike.
(b) A heron.
(c) A storm.
(d) A crow.

14. What is Louhi worried about, with regard to the wedding feast?
(a) Keeping the guests in line.
(b) Having too many guests.
(c) Getting the invitations out.
(d) Having enough beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What allows Lemminkainen, Vainamoinen, and Ilmarinen to pass through the waterfall?

3. What happens on the first morning when Ilmarinen wakes up next to the woman he created?

4. What does Lemminkainen discover when he returns from his hiding place?

5. Who helps Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen catch the giant fish?

(see the answer keys)

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