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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 does Louhi ask from Vainamoinen in return for her help?

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

3. Who sets out the series of tasks Vainamoinen must complete if he is going to marry?

4. What does Vainamoinen tell the living creatures after he returns from the Underworld?

5. What does the character who was not banished do after all the others are banished from the room by Lemmenkainen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Annikki do when she sees Vainamoinen sailing for Pohja?

3. What story does Anio's mother tell her to make her feel better about marrying Vainamoinen?

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

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

6. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

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

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

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

10. Describe Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's arrival at Lemminkainen's home.

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

What role does marriage and courtship play in the Kalevala? Cite three instances of marriage or courtship and describe the consequences of each. Does marriage settle or unsettle relationships between characters? Is it promising or threatening? What is at stake when someone proposes marriage?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of animals and monsters in the Kalevala. Are they all of the same class, or are there different kinds of beasts? Citing three examples from the text, describe the nature and use of beasts and monsters in the Kalevala.

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