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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Kullervo's mother die?
(a) While he is at war with Untamo.
(b) While he is pleading with her for permission to leave.
(c) While he is on his way home from the sea.
(d) While he is looking for the meaning of his life.

2. What does Louhi send to attack Vainamoinen after the plagues?
(a) A giant dog.
(b) A swarm of bees.
(c) A bear.
(d) A flock of crows.

3. What does Vainamoinen do when he sees that Louhi has freed her prisoners?
(a) He cracks the mountain open and imprisons Louhi in it.
(b) He sings a song of thanks.
(c) He releases Louhi from his chains.
(d) He builds a boat and sails home.

4. What does Louhi do when she finds that the Sampo is gone?
(a) She sends storms after the thieves.
(b) She builds another one.
(c) She sends fish to swallow the thieves.
(d) She uses her magic to bring it back.

5. Who helps Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen catch the giant fish?
(a) Louhi.
(b) The Creator.
(c) An old man.
(d) A dwarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kullervo speak about his family when his mother asks him not to leave?

2. How does Ilmarinen punish Louhi's daughter?

3. Whom does Lemminkainen seek out to help him get revenge on the armies that had pursued him?

4. Where do Vainamoinen and Ilmarinen go to look for the flame the Creator sends?

5. What allows Lemminkainen, Vainamoinen, and Ilmarinen to pass through the waterfall?

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