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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 pass did Morgoth escape through?
(a) Tun.
(b) Cor.
(c) Dor-Lomin.
(d) Valinor.

2. What was the last Elf stronghold?
(a) Dor-Lomin.
(b) Valinor.
(c) Gondolin.
(d) Hithlum.

3. Whose power did Ulmo fear?
(a) The power of the Tunglin.
(b) The power of Gondolin.
(c) The power of the men.
(d) The power of Melko.

4. What was the alternate name for Ungoliant?
(a) Valinor.
(b) Morgoth.
(c) Quendi.
(d) Gloomweaver.

5. What texts were explained in the first chapter?
(a) A series of character descriptions.
(b) Parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's biography.
(c) A series of prose fragments.
(d) A collection of poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon were the Elves very good with?

2. Who didn't dare to cross the Grinding Ice?

3. Who was Dior's daughter?

4. Who wounded Feanor in battle?

5. How many armies did Gelmir control?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other name could the Gnomes be called, and how did they come to be known as Gnomes?

2. Who was Feanor and why was he important in the story?

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

4. In what ways did Morgoth cause trouble?

5. What major mistake did the Valar make with Morgoth?

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

7. What did Ulmo want the Valinor to do and why?

8. Who was Gelmir, who were his people, and why was he important to the story?

9. Name some major ways in which the Elves were different from the Men.

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

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