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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maid of Pohja say when she hears that Vainamoinen has arrived at the end of his journey?
(a) She says that she does not like sailors and will not marry Vainamoinen.
(b) She says that she would be honored to marry Vainamoinen,
(c) She tells Vainamoinen that he is too old for her to marry.
(d) She says that her father has forbidden her to marry Vainamoinen.

2. What was the Water-Mother's name before she became the Water-Mother?
(a) Daughter of the Air.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Louhi.

3. What song does Louhi's child sing after Vainamoinen has completed the tasks?
(a) A song about a hunter who captured a magical deer.
(b) A song about an eagle that carried away maiden.
(c) A song about a maiden who married a god.
(d) A song about a turtle who carried a magical world on his back.

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

5. What does Vainamionen do with the wood Sampsa brings back to Vainamoinen?
(a) Builds a house.
(b) Shapes it into a series of tools.
(c) Shapes it into a boat.
(d) Builds a lodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Vainamoinen plant?

2. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?

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

4. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

5. What happens when Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lemminkainen happens upon the home of Louhi on his way to Pohja?

2. What tasks does the Maid of Pohja demand of Vainamoinen when he proposes to her?

3. How does Ilmarinen fix the destruction caused by the light the Creator sent down to earth when the sun and moon were stolen?

4. What happens when Vainamoinen tries to help the oak grow?

5. How does Vainamoinen convince Ilmarinen to help him steal the Sampo in Pohja?

6. What do Marjetta's parents do when Marjetta gets pregnant?

7. What happens when Vainamoinen goes to the underworld?

8. How does Vainamoinen make pearls by playing the kantele?

9. How do Joukahainen's mother and sister feel about the deal Joukahainen struck with Vainamoinen?

10. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

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