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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vainamoinen feel as he listens to Joukahainen's stories?

2. What happens when Joukahainen fires at Vainamoinen?

3. What happens when Lemmenkainen catches the elk?

4. Where does the Storyteller get his story?

5. How does Jourkahainen feel toward Vainamoinen in part 6 of the Kalevala?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Joukahainen prepares to hunt down Vainamoinen?

3. What do the people tell the Maid of Pohja about marriage?

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

5. Describe Lemminkainen and Kyllikki's arrival at Lemminkainen's home.

6. What story does Anio's mother tell her to make her feel better about marrying Vainamoinen?

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

8. What happens when Lemminkainen happens upon the home of Louhi on his way to Pohja?

9. What does Kullervo do when he discovers Ilmarinen's wife's disdain for him?

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

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

Which parts of these tales are particular to their culture and their times? Which parts of these tales are eternal and apply to every human being? Using examples from the text, describe the culture that created these tales. And describe the timeless human nature that created the other parts of them.

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