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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. What is Treebeard's motto?
(a) Do not be hasty.
(b) The good will cherish nature.
(c) Thinking takes time.
(d) Trust the small and hate the large.

2. Where does Gandalf advise Theoden to go before he leaves them on an urgent errand?
(a) Isengard.
(b) Helm's Deep.
(c) Minas Tirith.
(d) Gondor.

3. Why was Gandalf late to see Frodo on his journey?
(a) He was angry at Frodo for his lack of response to a letter.
(b) He simply forgot the details of his promise.
(c) He had other pressing matters to attend to.
(d) He was held captive.

4. What gift does Bilbo give Frodo before Frodo sets out on his mission to destroy the Ring?
(a) A finished copy of his memiors.
(b) A sword and a shirt of mail.
(c) An unbreakable chain to put the ring on.
(d) A set of clothing that can render him invisible.

5. What does Frodo see crawling to his friends when he awakes in the burrow?
(a) An angry tree root.
(b) Tom.
(c) An arm.
(d) An old hag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandalf use to break Saruman's staff?

2. What news does Legolas share during the council of the ring that is upsetting to Gandalf?

3. Who does Frodo find in his room at the Prancing Pony as he stirs his fire back to life?

4. What happens to the knife that stabbed Frodo when Aragorn picks it up?

5. Who destroyed Isengard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the the Elven rope do to Gollum when Sam ties Gollum up with it?

2. Where does the stone land that Wormtongue throws down from the high tower during the parley at Isengard?

3. What is the name of the entrance to Mordor that Gollum leads Sam and Frodo to?

4. What is the name of the leader of the Eagles?

5. How do Merry and Pippin get released from their ropes while being held captive by the Uruk-hai?

6. What is the name given to the Riders of Rohan?

7. Why does the Council decide to undertake an almost suicidal attack on the Black Gates of Mordor after the battle at Minas Tirith?

8. Why is Sam so determined to travel with Frodo as Frodo tries to leave alone?

9. How does Sam learn that Frodo was not killed by Shelob?

10. Who owns the land of Ithilien when Sam and Frodo are traveling through it on their way to the other entrance into Mordor?

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