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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. Where does the Storyteller get his story?
(a) From the ocean.
(b) From his parents.
(c) From his children.
(d) From a bird.

2. What does Joukahainen do when he meets Vainamoinen?
(a) He challenges Vainamoinen to a javelin contest.
(b) He challenges Vainamoinen to a race.
(c) He challenges Vainamoinen to a storytelling contest.
(d) He challenges Vainamoinen to a wrestling match.

3. What does the person who comes to meet Vainamoinen say that Vainamoinen's purpose is when he arrives back home?
(a) To marry the Maid of Pohja.
(b) To marry Louhi.
(c) To defeat Ilmarinen.
(d) To seek an alliance with Annikki.

4. What does Lemmenkainen's mother ask of Ilmarinen?
(a) She asks him to make a rake for her.
(b) She asks him to knit Lemmenkainen back together.
(c) She asks him to build her a Sampo.
(d) She asks him for a potion that will heal Lemmenkainen.

5. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?
(a) Vainamoinen.
(b) An acorn.
(c) A small bird.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vipunen ultimately tell Vainamoinen what he wants to know?

2. Who helps Vainamoinen complete the tasks so that he can marry?

3. What does Vainamoinen catch?

4. What does Louhi ask from Vainamoinen in return for her help?

5. What does Lemmenkainen do when his happiness with Kyllikki ends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Vainamoinen is rescued by the eagle?

4. Why does Vainamoinen go down to the underworld?

5. What happens when Ilmarinen tried to fashion a new wife for himself?

6. What does Kullervo do when he discovers Ilmarinen's wife's disdain for him?

7. How does the Storyteller describe the purpose of his stories at the end?

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

9. Where does Lemminkainen hide from Louhi's army, and what is it like there?

10. Describe how Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen court the Maid of Pohja.

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