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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 were the colors of the Gnomes?

2. Who did Manwe summon to the council?

3. What were the alternate names for orcs?

4. In the Lost Tales, what did the Gnomes abandon after they made the passage of the ice?

5. What element was Ulmo lord of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Turgon spend so much time away from his people, and where did he go when he wanted to be alone?

2. Who was Gelmir, who were his people, and why was he important to the story?

3. Why were the Elves immortal?

4. Name some major ways in which the Elves were different from the Men.

5. Who was the chief of the Dark-Elves and what was he enchanted by?

6. Who was the king of the Eagles, and how was he important after Fingolin's death?

7. How did the Men and Elves behave with each other?

8. What is prose, what are prose fragments, and why were they used throughout Chapter 1?

9. What did Ulmo want the Valinor to do and why?

10. Who made two lamps to light the world and what happened to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the Walls of The World surround and what is their purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Elves and analyze their role in the World.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Melko and explain why the Gnomes named him Morgoth Bauglir.

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