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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Vainamoinen complete the tasks so that he can marry?
(a) Ilmarinen.
(b) Annikki.
(c) The Maid of Pohja.
(d) Louhi.

2. What reputation does Vainamoinen gain over time?
(a) He is known as a wise and wonderful storyteller.
(b) He is known as a powerful warrior.
(c) He is known as a strange magician.
(d) He is known as a fair and kind king to his people.

3. What is Joukahainen's mother's reaction to Aino's marriage to Vainamoinen?
(a) She is distraught that Aino will be married to an old man.
(b) She is envious of her daughter's good fortune.
(c) She is furious that Aino will be married to her enemy.
(d) She is delighted that Aino will be married to someone of such repute.

4. Whom does Lemminkainen resolve to win?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Aino.
(c) Louhi.
(d) Kyllikki.

5. Who is not banished from the fire by Lemmenkainen's magical songs?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Kyllikki.
(c) Markahattu.
(d) Ilmarinen.

6. What do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen agree to do when they arrive where they are going?
(a) They agree to let the Maid of Pohja choose between them.
(b) They agree to fight to the death.
(c) They agree not to fight over the Maid of Pohja's hand.
(d) They agree to gamble for the Maid of Pohja's hand.

7. What does Lemminkainen tell his bride when he arrives where he takes her?
(a) He threatens to kill her if she tries to escape.
(b) He promises to build her a bigger house.
(c) He tells her why he abducted her.
(d) He tells her the conditions she has to meet for him to free her.

8. What is Vainamoinen thinking about when the eagle rescues him?
(a) He is thinking about what he will tell his mother now.
(b) He is wondering what form he will find Aino in.
(c) He is thinking about hoe to get revenge on Joukahainen.
(d) He thinks about making the ocean his home.

9. Where does Lemminkainen take his new bride?
(a) Home to his castle.
(b) Home to his hovel.
(c) To the land of Pohja.
(d) To the seaside.

10. What happens when the eagle drops Vainamoinen?
(a) Vainamoinen finds Aino in the form of an elk.
(b) Vainamoinen finds the cave with the jewels.
(c) Vainamoinen gets lonely and begins to cry.
(d) Vainamoinen kills Joukahainen.

11. When Vainamoinen's finally arrives at his destination, how is his arrival first announced?
(a) He appears in court.
(b) Watchdogs bark at him
(c) He announces themselves on the shore.
(d) His fighting with Ilmarinen can be heard in advance of their arrival.

12. Who is the Maid of Pohja?
(a) Joukahainen's youngest sister.
(b) Louhi's daughter.
(c) Aino.
(d) Vainamoinen's cousin.

13. Who comes to the shore to see who has arrived there?
(a) Louhi.
(b) Joukahainen.
(c) The Lord of Pohja.
(d) The Maid of Pohja.

14. Who ultimately helps Louhi do what she wants done?
(a) The Maid of Pohja.
(b) Ilmarinen.
(c) Joukahainen.
(d) Vainamoinen.

15. What does Vainamoinen tell the living creatures after he returns from the Underworld?
(a) He tells them all about the Daughter of the Underworld.
(b) He tells them the magic words he learned there.
(c) He describes the horrors he saw.
(d) He tells them not to go there themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prayer does Lemmenkainen make after his snowshoes break?

2. What was the Water-Mother's name before she became the Water-Mother?

3. What sound does Vainamoinen find sad after he goes fishing?

4. What does Lemmenkainen demand of Louhi after he banishes the storytellers?

5. What story does Aino's mother tell her when Aino is upset about marrying?

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