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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 1 | Book 3, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pulls Gandalf down into the abyss with the Balrog?
(a) A menacing troll.
(b) The Balrog's chain.
(c) The Balrog's claw.
(d) The Balrog's whip.

2. How did Gollum gain possession of the ring long ago?
(a) It was given to him by a strange family friend.
(b) He killed his friend to gain possession of it.
(c) He found it in the road one day.
(d) He stole it from Isildur.

3. Who willingly rides in Legolas's boat as the companions travel away from Lothlorien?
(a) Gimli.
(b) Merry.
(c) Boramir.
(d) Pippen.

4. What do the hobbits wake to after taking a nap in the Burrow Downs?
(a) Their baggage has been stolen.
(b) They are being followed by many tiny creatures.
(c) They are sinking in a mud pit.
(d) They are in the middle of a deep fog.

5. What does Aragorn find in Weathertop that lets him know that Gandalf was there recently?
(a) A strip from Gandalf's robe,
(b) Some foot prints.
(c) A note scratched on a rock.
(d) The remains of a campfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the last words written in the history book that Gandalf finds in the tomb of Balin?

2. What do the elves do to protect the hobbits when they find them wandering in the woods?

3. What does Frodo do when he sees his friends in danger in the Barrow?

4. What does Aragorn choose to do when he sees that Frodo and Sam have taken one of the boats?

5. How much time passes between the first and second chapters of the book?

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