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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 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) Ask the Lorien elves for advice.
(c) Try to catch up with them.
(d) Find and rescue Merry and Pippen.

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

3. How did Gollum gain possession of the ring long ago?
(a) He killed his friend to gain possession of it.
(b) He found it in the road one day.
(c) He stole it from Isildur.
(d) It was given to him by a strange family friend.

4. Why does Aragorn decide to travel on boats down the river when they leave Lothlorien?
(a) They can move faster in the water.
(b) He saw them traveling this way in Galadriel's mirror.
(c) He has not decided which side of the river he wants to travel on.
(d) Orcs cannot follow tracks of a boat in water.

5. What are the last words written in the history book that Gandalf finds in the tomb of Balin?
(a) "There were drums, drums."
(b) "Fear enfolds us and pushes us on."
(c) "There is no escape here in the deep."
(d) "They are coming."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they will be part of the companionship of the ring, or be sent home in sacks?

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

3. What does Aragorn hear while at the seat of Amon Lhaw that sends him running in the other direction?

4. What name is Frodo using to conceal his identity when they enter Bree?

5. How long had Frodo been unconscious when he wakes up in Rivendell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Tinuviel and Beren from Aragorn's story?

2. What does the companionship do once they reach the light of day outside the mines of Moria?

3. Where do the elves in Lothlorien build their houses?

4. What does Aragorn finally get to do when Elrond gives him the scepter of Gondor?

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

6. Why do Sam and Frodo travel through the Dead Marshes to get to Mordor?

7. What is Eomer's initial reaction to Aragorn?

8. What is Faramir supposed to do to Gollum when he finds Gollum catching fish by the waterfall in Ithilien?

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

10. What is the crown of the beheaded king's statue made of?

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