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National Awakening and Kalevipoeg

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  1. Who compiled and authored the Estonian national epic 'Kalevipoeg', published between 1857 and 1861?
  2. What traditional poetic metre characterizes the verse structure of the epic 'Kalevipoeg' and archaic Estonian folk songs?
  3. Which prominent poet of the Estonian National Awakening wrote 'Ema süda' and patriotic poems published in 'Emajõe ööbik' (1867)?
  4. In which city was the First Estonian General Song Festival (I üldlaulupidu) held in June 1869?
  5. Which influential national awakening figure published the radical Estonian newspaper 'Sakala' in Viljandi starting in 1878?
  6. What famous declaration regarding the legitimacy of the Estonian language did poet Kristjan Jaak Peterson write in 1818?
  7. What primary cultural objective was pursued by pastor and scholar Jakob Hurt in the late 19th century?
  8. In the final canto of 'Kalevipoeg', what happens to the hero after his legs are cut off by his own enchanted sword?
  9. Which Estonian society founded in Tartu in 1870 was instrumental in staging the first Estonian theatre production and organizing cultural societies?
  10. What was the significance of the Estonian Alexander School (Eesti Aleksandrikool) movement in the 1870s and 1880s?

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