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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they are forming the fellowship, what does Gandalf say will often suceed when bravery will not?
(a) Pressure.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Pride.

2. How does Treebeard describe Saruman when he takes Merry and Pippin to his home?
(a) He is the enemy of nature.
(b) He is a man poisoned by greed and blind to evil.
(c) He has a mind of metal and wheels.
(d) He was once a gracious man.

3. What does Aragorn choose to do when he sees that Frodo and Sam have taken one of the boats?
(a) Send half the party after Merry and Pippen, and the other half after Frodo.
(b) Try to catch up with them.
(c) Find and rescue Merry and Pippen.
(d) Ask the Lorien elves for advice.

4. Who does the monster in the water outside the doors of Moria attack first?
(a) Gandalf.
(b) Aragorn
(c) Bill.
(d) Frodo.

5. Who does Gandalf give the history of Balin to for safekeeping?
(a) Aragorn.
(b) Gimli.
(c) Elrond.
(d) Legolas.

6. What attacks the fellowship the night before they plan to head to Moria?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Orcs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Dwarves.

7. How much time passes between the first and second chapters of the book?
(a) 7 Months.
(b) 7 Days.
(c) 17 Years.
(d) 7 Years.

8. What does Aragorn hear while at the seat of Amon Lhaw that sends him running in the other direction?
(a) The call of the orcs.
(b) A Nazgul laughing and screeching.
(c) Boramir's horn.
(d) Merry and Pippen screaming.

9. What does Gandalf use to break Saruman's staff?
(a) A word.
(b) His hands.
(c) A sword.
(d) His Staff.

10. How many doors are there for Gandalf to choose from when he becomes stumped while traveling through Moria?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 10

11. How does Fatty escape from the Black Riders when they come to the shire to find Frodo?
(a) He escapes out a back door.
(b) He runs to the Gaffer's house and hide behind the barrells of ale.
(c) He holds his breath and pretends to be dead.
(d) He lies to them and sends them in the opposite direction.

12. What does Galadriel do when she meets Gimli that makes him so happy?
(a) Gives him a gift.
(b) Speaks to him in the dwarvish tongue.
(c) Sings a tribute for Balin.
(d) Speaks to the party of all the greatness of the dwarves.

13. What does Gimli say that Frodo's mithril shirt is worth more than?
(a) A star.
(b) The Ring itself.
(c) The entire Shire.
(d) Half the jewels of Moria.

14. What did Merry do to several orcs without any of them trying to hurt him and Pippin?
(a) Cut off their hands.
(b) Insulted them.
(c) Praised Boramir.
(d) Threw stones at them.

15. Why does Frodo choose to continue his journey alone?
(a) He knows that the Ring poses too much danger to his friends.
(b) He saw himself travelling alone in Galadriel's mirror.
(c) He wants the ring for himself.
(d) He is afraid of Boramir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frodo find that the elves left for him the first morning of his journey with the ring? ?

2. What is surprising about the orcs that attacked the fellowship at the seat of Amon Lhaw?

3. What makes the pool of Keled-zaram so unusual?

4. What is Tom symbolic of?

5. Where did Saruman run when Isengard was being attacked?

(see the answer keys)

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