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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ioreth say at The House of Healing that sends Gandalf looking for Aragorn?
(a) The hands of the king are the hands of a healer.
(b) A Rangers pack is full of healing herbs.
(c) The elf born mortal will heal the victors.
(d) A King among men will Heal the faithful wounded.

2. What does Gandalf do when he sees the beheaded statue of the king as they are leaving Minas Tirith?
(a) Creates a new head as a tribute to Theoden.
(b) Restores the head.
(c) Smashes the whole thing.
(d) Creates a new statue of Aragorn.

3. Why does Sam take the Ring from Frodo after wounding Shelob?
(a) He saw himself doing this in Galadriel's mirror.
(b) He has become overpowered by the ring.
(c) Frodo gives him the Ring.
(d) He thinks Frodo is dead.

4. What does Sam call Gollum when he wakes up at the top of the stairs that rids Gollum of all the good feelings he had?
(a) All that is wrong with the world.
(b) A sneak and a villain.
(c) A thief.
(d) An image of heartless greed.

5. What scares the great spider away in Shelob's lair?
(a) The phial of light from Galadriel.
(b) The sword from Bilbo.
(c) Gollum's threats.
(d) Sam's box of earth from Galadriel.

6. What does Legolas see while at the House of Healing that makes him want to go to sea?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) A meal of crab.
(c) The ships leaving.
(d) A picture of a lighthouse.

7. Who is the leader of the band of men who apprehend Sam and Frodo by their campfire in Ithilien?
(a) Fanamir.
(b) Danamir.
(c) Bonamir.
(d) Faramir.

8. What does Merry feel like as he rides with Legolas and Gimli towards Helm's Deep after the parley at Isengard?
(a) A true companion.
(b) Little more than baggage.
(c) Lonely without Pippin.
(d) Strangely confident.

9. What do Sam and Frodo hear some orcs talking about as they travel through Mordor in the ravine?
(a) The might of Aragorn.
(b) How Gollum escaped from them.
(c) The death of the Nazgul king.
(d) The escape of the hobbits.

10. What is every man in Bree carrying when the hobbits pass through on their way back to the Shire?
(a) Bottles of ale.
(b) Swords.
(c) Pipeweed.
(d) Clubs.

11. What does Sam do when Frodo collapses half way up Mount Doom?
(a) Takes the Ring, which gives Frodo some extra strength.
(b) Waits for Frodo to regain strength while keeping guard over his sleeping form.
(c) Carries Frodo the rest of the way.
(d) Gives Frodo the rest of the food.

12. Why does Gollum refuse to eat the rabbits that Sam prepares?
(a) He hates herbs from the shire.
(b) He never eats in front of people.
(c) He fears that Sam will poison him.
(d) He only eats raw meat.

13. Where does Aragorn decide to go after speaking with the Rangers who found him?
(a) To find Frodo at Mordor.
(b) The Paths of the Dead.
(c) Back to Isengard.
(d) To Rivendell to be with Arwen.

14. What does Faramir say when he hears of the route Frodo plans to take to get to Mordor?
(a) That he agrees that it is the safest route.
(b) That there are many unknown terrors along that route.
(c) That he has never heard of it.
(d) That Frodo should choose any other route.

15. Who kills Saruman?
(a) Frodo.
(b) Legolas.
(c) Gandalf.
(d) Wormtongue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Faramir not take the Ring when he finds out what it is?

2. Who does Frodo tell the leader of the band of men in Ithilien has been killed?

3. How long are Sam and Frodo unconscious after being rescued from Mount Doom?

4. What gift does Butterbur give Sam on his way back to the Shire?

5. What does Pippin see chasing Faramir towards Minas Tirith after he has been outfitted as a knight of Gondor?

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