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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does Louhi impose on Lemmenkainen before she can give him what he wants?
(a) He has to defeat the gods in a hunting contest.
(b) He has to go out on snowshoes and capture a mighty elk.
(c) He has to walk across the ocean.
(d) He has to defeat Markahattu in a storytelling contest.

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

3. Who comes after the Water-Mother prays for relief?
(a) Louhi.
(b) A small bird.
(c) Vainamoinen.
(d) The Maid of Pohja.

4. Where does the eagle take Vainamoinen when it rescues him?
(a) To the mountains.
(b) To his mother.
(c) To the land of Pohja.
(d) To the ocean.

5. Who cuts down the tree Vainamoinen plants?
(a) Lemminkainen.
(b) Louhi.
(c) Two farmers.
(d) A very small man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose help does Vipunen ask for, to help him get rid of Vainamoinen?

2. How does this lumberjack cut down such an enormous tree?

3. What does Lemmenkainen's mother ask of Ilmarinen?

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

5. Who helps Lemmenkainen capture the elk after his snowshoes break?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vainamoinen make pearls by playing the kantele?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Ilmarinen tried to fashion a new wife for himself?

6. How do Vainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkainen steal the Sampo?

7. What happens after Vainamoinen tells the old man the story of the iron?

8. How is Lemminkainen entertained at the wedding?

9. How does Kullervo end up being sold to Ilmarinen?

10. What happens when Vainamoinen disapproves of Joukahainen's stories?

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