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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they are forming the fellowship, what does Gandalf say will often suceed when bravery will not?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Pride.
(d) Pressure.

2. How does Merry respond when he hears of what the other hobbits have experienced before meeting him?
(a) He is disappointed about missing the action.
(b) He is happy to have avoided harm.
(c) He is afraid that there may be more danger involved now that he has joined them.
(d) He is excited to show his bravery during the next trial they will face.

3. Who won the Orc-killing game during the battle against Rohan?
(a) Aragorn.
(b) Legolas.
(c) Gimli.
(d) Theoden.

4. Who does Frodo see climbing the tree they are sleeping in at Lothlorien?
(a) A Balrog.
(b) Gollum.
(c) A mysterious elf.
(d) Orcs.

5. What has caused the oddities of the Old forest?
(a) The spells cast on it by wizards.
(b) The strong imagination of the hobbits.
(c) The evil spirits who inhabit the trees.
(d) The Withywindle River.

6. What is the 'log with eyes' that Sam sees one night while traveling down the river away from Lothlorien?
(a) Gollum.
(b) A crocadilly.
(c) Orc spies.
(d) Protection from the elves.

7. How long did the companions spend in Lothlorien before continuing their journey?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) A month.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

9. What does Gimli do when Eomer speaks harshly against Galadriel?
(a) Threatens Eomer with his axe.
(b) Defends her honor and her name.
(c) Agrees with him wholeheartedly.
(d) Stays silent out of fear.

10. What is Treebeard's motto?
(a) The good will cherish nature.
(b) Do not be hasty.
(c) Trust the small and hate the large.
(d) Thinking takes time.

11. What is so different about the Old forest?
(a) The trees house evil spirits.
(b) The trees are all dead.
(c) The trees are alive and aware of who enters.
(d) The trees talk to the people who journey through it.

12. What does Strider say is the cost of his information when Frodo questions him in the Prancing Pony?
(a) That they promise to not tell Gandalf he was there.
(b) That they allow him to wear the ring while at the Prancing Pony.
(c) That they let him be their guide.
(d) That they split with him the gifts they will get at Rivendell.

13. How long had Frodo been unconscious when he wakes up in Rivendell?
(a) 4 nights and 3 days.
(b) 3 days and 4 nights.
(c) 4 months and 3 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks and 4 days.

14. What does Fatty plan to do when Frodo has left the shire?
(a) Live in Frodo's house and keep Frodo's absence a secret.
(b) Sell his house for a profit.
(c) Take over his farm and grow rich off the proceeds.
(d) Follow a day's length behind them to ward off any coming danger.

15. What did Merry do to several orcs without any of them trying to hurt him and Pippin?
(a) Threw stones at them.
(b) Cut off their hands.
(c) Insulted them.
(d) Praised Boramir.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many doors are there for Gandalf to choose from when he becomes stumped while traveling through Moria?

2. How is Saruman a traitor to Sauran?

3. What does Gandalf do when he is rebuked by Theodyn as they enter his hall?

4. What did the Black rider offer Farmer Maggot for information about Baggins?

5. What does Galadriel do when she meets Gimli that makes him so happy?

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