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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. How does Frodo escape when Boramir tries to steal the Ring from him?
(a) He puts on the ring and vanishes from sight.
(b) He promises to give it to Boramir when they reach Mordor.
(c) He runs and hides with his elven cloak.
(d) He begins to cry, and Boramir feels instant remorse.

2. Who does Frodo find in his room at the Prancing Pony as he stirs his fire back to life?
(a) Strider.
(b) A Dark Rider.
(c) Bilbo.
(d) Gandalf.

3. What news does Legolas share during the council of the ring that is upsetting to Gandalf?
(a) A Ringwraith has been spotted near Rivendell.
(b) Sauron knows where the ring is.
(c) The elves will have nothing to do with the evil ring and its fate.
(d) Gollum has escaped.

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

5. What does Frodo do when he sees his friends in danger in the Barrow?
(a) He is paralyzed in fear and passes out.
(b) He sings a call for Tom.
(c) He uses the elven sword to fight for them.
(d) He runs around blindly trying to save them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gimli promise to do for Legolas as they ride through the forest towards Isengard?

2. What is Galadriel's gift to Sam?

3. Why does Aragorn decide to travel on boats down the river when they leave Lothlorien?

4. What reaction does Strider have to Frodo's accidental disappearance that is suspicious to Sam?

5. What causes Galadriel to refuse the Ring when Frodo offers to give it to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the prophecy about the Nazgul King that makes him think he is invincible?

5. How does Sam get past the Silent Watchers in Cirith Ungol?

6. What dos Denethor do out of grief for his dead sons?

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

8. What do Sam and Frodo do when they finally get to a path that heads straight towards Mount Doom instead of paths that cross through Orc army camps?

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

10. Why has Gandalf been forbidden to enter the hall of King Theoden?

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