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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. How many armies did Gelmir control?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

3. What adjective was used to describe Maidros?
(a) Thin.
(b) Fat.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall.

4. With what did Christopher Tolkien open each section of text?
(a) A poem.
(b) An explanation of the texts in the previous chapter.
(c) An explanation of the texts.
(d) A quote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did each of the trees that Yavanna planted wane?

2. What was beyond Artanor?

3. What were the people called who began to dwell around the lake of Mithrim?

4. Whom did Sorontur report to?

5. Who was Turgon's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is prose, what are prose fragments, and why were they used throughout Chapter 1?

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

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

4. Who was the chief of the Dark-Elves and what was he enchanted by?

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

6. What two conflicts did the Gnomes face?

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

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

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

10. In what ways did Morgoth cause trouble?

(see the answer keys)

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