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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Vainamoinen toast at the wedding?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Storytellers.
(d) Lemminkainen.

2. 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.

3. What do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen encounter on their way to Pohja?
(a) A seagull.
(b) An army.
(c) A boat.
(d) Louhi.

4. How do people respond to Vainamoinen's singing?
(a) They go to their homes.
(b) They sing his songs to their children.
(c) They go into a frenzy.
(d) They begin to weep.

5. Where do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen go to look for the flame the Creator sends?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) In the heavens.
(d) At the bottom of a vast lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man by the Fire say about stories of children?

2. What does Kullervo's mother tell him after she hears about the woman he seduced?

3. What does Lemminkainen say when he arrives at the wedding feast?

4. Who helps the young maiden brew beer?

5. Where does Ilmarinen get help to heal his wounds?

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