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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 do when she finds Vainamoinen?

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

3. What does Lemminkainen do to press his suit?

4. Who impregnates the Water-Mother?

5. What does Joukahainen's mother tell him about shooting Vainamoinen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

3. What happens when Joukahainen finally spots Vainamoinen crossing the ocean?

4. What happens when Vainamoinen goes to the underworld?

5. How does Louhi get revenge for the loss of the Sampo?

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

7. What happens when Lemminkainen decides to go to the wedding?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Enchantments and magic are commonplace throughout the Kalevala. Are they used for good or evil? Are good and evil even appropriate terms to describe the use of magic and enchantment. If good and evil are not the most appropriate terms, how would you describe the uses to which magic is put? Is magic simply a matter of convenience? Fear or desire? Power?

Essay Topic 2

What kind of justice applies in the Kalevala? Is murder always punished? Is theft always punished? Is the justice always the same or does it vary? Citing examples from the text, describe justice in the Kalevala.

Essay Topic 3

What information, what natural phenomena, and what morals does the Kalevala teach? Use examples from the text to describe what the Kalevala teaches and how it delivers each kind of knowledge.

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