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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 5 | Book 3, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Treebeard describe Saruman when he takes Merry and Pippin to his home?
(a) He is a man poisoned by greed and blind to evil.
(b) He has a mind of metal and wheels.
(c) He is the enemy of nature.
(d) He was once a gracious man.

2. Why are the hobbits not able to leave Tom's house the morning after Tom finds and takes them in?
(a) Sam is very sick after sampling some of Goldberry's wine.
(b) It is raining too hard for them to leave.
(c) Merry is still suffering from the injury he received from the Willow.
(d) They have run out of food.

3. What gift from Theoden does Gandalf gladly accept?
(a) A promise to unite with Gondor.
(b) A robe of lovely white silk.
(c) A place in the king's counsel.
(d) Shadowfax, the horse.

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

5. Who is conspicuously absent from the feast at Rivendell after Frodo wakes up?
(a) Aragorn.
(b) Pippen.
(c) Arwen.
(d) Elrond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gandalf give the history of Balin to for safekeeping?

2. What is the 'log with eyes' that Sam sees one night while traveling down the river away from Lothlorien?

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

4. Who does Gandalf arrange for Bilbo to travel with after his big birthday party?

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

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