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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. Who was the mother of Turin?
(a) Beleg.
(b) Morwen.
(c) Doriath.
(d) Nienor.

2. Who stopped Maidros and Maglor from stealing the Silmarils?
(a) The Valar.
(b) The Elves.
(c) The Eldar.
(d) The Men.

3. What was the alternate name for "the folk of the harp?"
(a) The Gnomes.
(b) The Tunglin.
(c) Dark Elves.
(d) The Elves of Kor.

4. What was the ship that Tuor built called?
(a) The Eagle's Cleft.
(b) The Eagle's Pinion.
(c) The Mouth of the Sea.
(d) The River's Head.

5. Whom did Morgoth give jewels?
(a) Melkin.
(b) The Men.
(c) Gloomweaver.
(d) The Orcs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Turgon wander alone?

2. Who was Hurin's wife?

3. Who desired to posses Idril?

4. Who did Glomund taunt?

5. Who were the texts in this book written by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Christopher Tolkien add commentary to the prose fragments?

2. Why did Turgon spend so much time away from his people, and where did he go when he wanted to be alone?

3. Who created the World, what was his name, which beings did he create first, and which beings did he create second?

4. Based on what you have read in Chapter 1, what do you predict about Morgoth throughout the story?

5. What qualities did Morgoth possess, and were any of them good?

6. How did the Men and Elves behave with each other?

7. Did J.R.R. Tolkien describe the Gnomes in Chapter 1?

8. Who was to inherit the Earth, and what would become of the Elves?

9. How did Chapter 2 differ from Chapter 1?

10. Who was the king of the Eagles, and how was he important after Fingolin's death?

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