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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Louhi's child sing after Vainamoinen has completed the tasks?

2. Where does Lemminkainen take his new bride?

3. What gift does Joukahainen offer that finally convinces Vainamoinen to let him go free?

4. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What additional challenges does Louhi assign to Lemminkainen?

2. What happens to the chips that come from cutting down the mighty oak?

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

4. What happens after Kullervo slaughters Untamo's family?`

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

6. What happens when Vainamoinen tells Aino to wear jewelry?

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

8. What happens after Vainamoinen refuses to cease working at his blacksmith's shop inside of Vipunen?

9. What does Vainamoinen suggest when the Old Man says that Marjetta's son must be tested before he can be baptized?

10. How does Kullervo end up being sold to Ilmarinen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there evidence of authorial inconsistency? Do the tales seem to flow as one overarching narrative, or are they a collection of different and contradictory stories? Do different stories teach different morals?

Essay Topic 2

On a number of occasions, children deliver important information in the Kalevala. Citing three examples from the text, describe the role of the child in the Kalevala.

Essay Topic 3

Is the Kalevala for children or for adults? Is it for everyone? Use examples from the tales to describe what the Kalevala offers for either audience.

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