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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. Who were the Eldalie?
(a) The Solosimpi.
(b) The Eldar.
(c) The people of the Orcs.
(d) The people of the Elves.

2. How many sons did Feanor have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Ten.

3. Whom did Sorontur report to?
(a) Manwe.
(b) Gemlir.
(c) Gondolin.
(d) Turgon.

4. What was the sign of Golfin?
(a) A silver bow.
(b) A golden sword.
(c) Three red arrows.
(d) A silver sword upon gold.

5. What was the ship that Tuor built called?
(a) The Eagle's Cleft.
(b) The Eagle's Pinion.
(c) The Mouth of the Sea.
(d) The River's Head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led Turin to Nargothrond?

2. Whom did Tuor attempt to rescue from the sack of the city?

3. Who was Hurin's wife?

4. What adjective was used to describe Maidros?

5. What was the alternate name of the Balrog chief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who created the World, what was his name, which beings did he create first, and which beings did he create second?

2. What two conflicts did the Gnomes face?

3. In what ways did Morgoth cause trouble?

4. Based on what you have read in Chapter 1, what do you predict about Morgoth throughout the story?

5. Why did Christopher Tolkien add commentary to the prose fragments?

6. How did Chapter 2 differ from Chapter 1?

7. Who was Melko, what was his alternate name, and why was he given this alternate name?

8. What qualities did Morgoth possess, and were any of them good?

9. Did J.R.R. Tolkien describe the Gnomes in Chapter 1?

10. How did Fingolin die?

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