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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. Which tree agrees to Sampsa's proposal to cut the tree down?
(a) A spruce.
(b) A cedar.
(c) A fir.
(d) An oak.

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

3. What does Vainamoinen do when Louhi offers him food?
(a) He says that all he wants is go home.
(b) He eats and is indebted to Louhi.
(c) He refuses the food because he is still grieving for Aino.
(d) He passes out from exhaustion.

4. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?
(a) Ilmarinen.
(b) Louhi.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Annikki.

5. What occasion marks the end of Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's happiness?
(a) Kyllikki tells Lemmenkainen's enemies the secret of his vulnerability.
(b) Kyllikki goes dancing and Lemmenkainen confronts her.
(c) Kyllikki betrays Lemminkainen with Vainamoinen.
(d) Lemmenkainen abandons Kyllikki on an island.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prayer does Lemmenkainen make after his snowshoes break?

3. Who is the Maid of Pohja?

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

5. When Vainamoinen's finally arrives at his destination, how is his arrival first announced?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Vainamoinen disapproves of Joukahainen's stories?

3. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

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

5. How does Vainamoinen convince Vipunen to tell him the three magic words?

6. What does Louhi say she wants in return for giving Vainamoinen safe passage home?

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

8. What does the Maid of Pohja dream, and what does her dream signify?

9. What does Vainamoinen tell his friends when he arrives home?

10. What happens when Vainamoinen prays for someone to cut down the enormous oak?

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