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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led Turin to Nargothrond?

2. What was the alternate name of the Balrog chief?

3. Where did Turgon wander alone?

4. Who made a ladder for Morgoth?

5. Who tricked the Gods?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fingolin die?

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

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

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

5. What happened to many of the messengers that attempted to take the road from Outer-Earth to Valinor?

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

7. What two conflicts did the Gnomes face?

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

9. Did Morgoth get away unscathed when he stole the Silmarils?

10. Who made two lamps to light the world and what happened to them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the Gnomes. Who were they? Where did they live?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what happened during the first and second Battle of the Gods. What effect did the first Battle of the Gods have on the ancient Earth? What happened to the Earth in the second Battle of the Gods?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Sun and the Moon. How are the different from the non-fictitious sun and moon?

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