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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Lemminkainen's mother warn him about when he is preparing to go away?
2. Where do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen go to look for the flame the Creator sends?
3. Who alerts Louhi to the theft of the Sampo?
4. What causes Lemminkainen to rush home to Pohja?
5. How does Lemminkainen respond to his mother's warnings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sometimes characters are brought back to life in the Kalevala. Who or what determines whether characters are let to die or are brought back to life? Is there a Fate-like agency that decides? Or is it the whim of the story? Choose three examples of characters dying or being brought back to life and from those instances, describe the significance of death in the Kalevala.
Essay Topic 2
Do the characters in the Kalevala show personal growth over the course of the tales? Do they simply represent eternal personalities? Are they unchanging gods, or are they human beings who learn and grow? Answer with specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
On more than one occasion, a woman is unfaithful to the man she is with or married to. What role does infidelity play in the Kalevala? Is there an expectation of fidelity in marriage? Is there a different expectation? When characters marry in the Kalevala, is their marriage the same as an ordinary marriage, or are the Kalevala marriages different?
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