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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joukahainen offer Vainamoinen after Vainamoinen listens to his story?
(a) Magic cloaks and swords.
(b) Jewels and gold.
(c) Gold, horses, and armor.
(d) His life.

2. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?
(a) The nightingale's song.
(b) The crow's call.
(c) The hummingbird's wings.
(d) The cuckoo's song.

3. Where does Vainamoinen plant his tree?
(a) In the ocean.
(b) In a bird's nest.
(c) In the ashes of a fire.
(d) In an eggshell.

4. What does Vainamoinen do when he agrees to take what Joukahainen offers?
(a) He allows Joukahainen to be drowned.
(b) He allows Joukahainen to return home.
(c) He tells Joukahainen the story of his own miserable future.
(d) He humiliates Joukahainen by turning him into a spider.

5. What was the Water-Mother's name before she became the Water-Mother?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Daughter of the Air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does the Storyteller tell first?

2. What are Joukahainen's stories like?

3. What does Vainamoinen catch?

4. Where does Vainamoinen's mother suggest he look for a bride?

5. What are the chips from Vainamoinen's tree turned into?

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