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

2. To whom does the little maid recount what she hears from Vainamoinen?
(a) Aino's mother.
(b) Aino.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Joukahainen.

3. What does Joukahainen shoot at Vainamoinen with?
(a) A cannon.
(b) A crossbow with poisoned arrows.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A pistol.

4. What does Vainamoinen build to convince Vipunen to tell him what he wants to know?
(a) A grinder.
(b) A forge.
(c) A castle.
(d) A hovel.

5. What does Vainamoinen go fishing for in part 5?
(a) Perch.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Joukahainen.
(d) Aino's body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamionen do with the wood Sampsa brings back to Vainamoinen?

2. Who helps Lemmenkainen's mother reassemble Lemmenkainen's body?

3. How does Jourkahainen feel toward Vainamoinen in part 6 of the Kalevala?

4. What does Vainamoinen do when Louhi offers him food?

5. What does Vainamoinen do when he is listening to Joukahainen's stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lemminkainen sees the fires from Pohja?

2. How does Ilmarinen's wife express her distaste for Kullervo?

3. What happens when Joukahainen finally spots Vainamoinen crossing the ocean?

4. What do the people tell the Maid of Pohja about marriage?

5. Describe how Lemminkainen's mother brings him back to life.

6. How does Vainamoinen kill the pike and what does he do with it after he kills it?

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

8. What happens when Lemminkainen decides to go to the wedding?

9. What happens when the Daughter of the Air comes to earth?

10. How does Ilmarinen end up with another of Louhi's daughters?

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