A) 1955 B) 1953 C) 2002 D) 1954
A) The sixth volume B) The first volume C) The second volume D) The third volume
A) The Fellowship of the Ring B) The Treason of Isengard C) The Hobbit D) The Return of the King
A) The Ring Goes East B) The Return of the King C) The Fellowship of the Ring D) The Treason of Isengard
A) There are no towers mentioned in the book B) Only two towers exist in the entire fictional world C) Five towers are named and Tolkien gave conflicting identifications D) The author forgot what he named the towers
A) J. R. R. Tolkien B) Saruman C) Peter Jackson D) Gandalf
A) Five B) Three C) Six D) Two
A) To match the number of main characters B) Due to a lack of paper during the war C) Because the author preferred short stories D) To reduce the cost of publication
A) Books Two and Three B) Books One and Two C) Books Five and Six D) Books Three and Four
A) An author biography B) An index of maps C) A Synopsis D) A complete prequel novel
A) The Fellowship of the Ring B) The Treason of Isengard C) The Return of the King D) The Ring Goes East
A) The Two Towers B) The Fall of Sauron C) The Ring Goes East D) The Treason of Isengard
A) Sauron B) Grishnákh C) Saruman D) Théoden
A) Grishnákh B) Gríma Wormtongue C) Saruman D) Éomer
A) Aragorn B) Gimli C) Boromir D) Legolas
A) He escapes to Minas Tirith B) He defeats all the Orcs alone C) He becomes the new wizard D) They kill him
A) Treebeard and the Ents B) Gandalf and Boromir C) Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas D) Théoden and Éomer
A) Isengard B) Gondor C) Minas Tirith D) Rohan
A) Théoden B) Éomer C) Saruman D) Gríma Wormtongue
A) Edoras B) Fangorn Forest C) Orthanc D) Helm's Deep
A) Saruman B) Gandalf C) Gríma Wormtongue D) Treebeard
A) A resurrected wizard B) The oldest of the tree-like Ents C) A spy for Sauron D) The King of Rohan
A) Gandalf B) Pippin C) Boromir D) Treebeard
A) An Ent B) Grishnákh C) The Balrog D) A large Uruk-hai
A) To complete his mission B) To rule the kingdom of Rohan C) To find the One Ring D) To serve Saruman
A) Green B) White C) Black D) Grey
A) Sauron's B) Saruman's C) Boromir's D) Treebeard's
A) Helm's Deep B) Minas Tirith C) Edoras D) Isengard
A) Éomer B) Pippin C) Théoden, King of Rohan D) Treebeard
A) Gríma Wormtongue B) Boromir C) The Balrog D) Grishnákh
A) Minas Tirith B) Fangorn Forest C) Edoras D) Helm's Deep
A) To Minas Tirith B) To seek help from Treebeard C) To Isengard to fight Saruman alone D) To the kingdom of Gondor
A) Gandalf and Aragorn B) Saruman and Gríma C) Théoden and Éomer D) Merry and Pippin
A) Burn it to the ground with fire B) Turn it into a forest C) Leave it untouched and peaceful D) Attack and destroy it, and flood it
A) In Minas Tirith B) In the fortress of Helm's Deep C) In the capital of Edoras D) In the tower of Orthanc
A) An army of Huorns B) An army of Riders of Rohan C) An army of Uruk-hai D) An army of Orcs
A) They retreat back to Sauron in Mordor B) They flee into the forest of Huorns, never to be seen again C) They surrender to Gandalf and join Rohan D) They capture Merry and Pippin again
A) In the throne room at Edoras B) Trapped in the tower of Orthanc C) Relaxing amidst the ruins of Isengard D) Fighting an army of Orcs
A) His seeing-stone permanently B) His title as King of Rohan C) His rank and most of his powers D) His life and his staff
A) A glowing wand B) A sharp dagger C) A hard round object D) A heavy stone brick
A) Pippin B) Aragorn C) Gimli D) Merry
A) The One Ring B) A magical bomb C) A seed from Fangorn D) A palantír
A) To cure magical injuries B) As a weapon of mass destruction C) As a seeing-stone D) To control the Ents
A) Saruman appears in the room B) Edoras is flooded with water C) The stone shatters into pieces D) Sauron sees him
A) That Gandalf is still dead B) That Saruman has betrayed him C) That the Ents are attacking Mordor D) That Pippin has the One Ring
A) Boromir's ghost B) Treebeard's arrival C) Saruman shouting D) The commotion
A) Fangorn Forest, home of the Ents B) Edoras, the capital of Rohan C) Minas Tirith, the chief city of Gondor D) Helm's Deep, the ancient fortress
A) The ancient fortress of Rohan B) The chief city of Gondor C) The oldest of the tree-like Ents D) Saruman's stronghold
A) Lothlórien B) Mordor C) Isengard D) Henneth Annûn
A) Boromir B) Faramir C) Shelob D) Gollum
A) The Iron Hills B) The Misty Mountains C) The Dead Marshes D) The Shire
A) Faramir B) Frodo C) Sméagol D) Eärendil
A) Rivendell B) Gondor C) Rohan D) Ithilien
A) Denethor B) Aragorn C) Boromir D) Faramir
A) Cousin B) Father C) Younger brother D) Older brother
A) Henneth Annûn B) Minas Tirith C) Cirith Ungol D) Orthanc
A) No, he resists the temptation B) Yes, but he gives it to Boromir C) Yes, he takes it immediately D) He accidentally swallows it
A) Executes them B) Imprisons them permanently C) Releases them D) Sends them to Mordor bound
A) Ungoliant B) Shelob C) Ancalagon D) Smaug
A) An orc captain B) A giant eagle C) A dragon D) A great spider
A) Andúril B) Glamdring C) Orcrist D) Sting
A) He runs away to Mordor B) He wakes up and thanks Sam C) He is found unresponsive D) He turns invisible permanently
A) He wants to destroy it himself B) He believes Frodo is dead C) Frodo asks him to hold it D) Gollum steals it from Frodo
A) Faramir's men B) Orcs C) Elves of Lothlórien D) Rangers of Ithilien
A) He checks Frodo's pulse B) He overhears the Orcs C) Frodo yells out for help D) Gollum tells him
A) February 1954 B) December 1952 C) January 1954 D) August 1953
A) A flock of giant eagles B) A burning red eye C) A bright star D) A thin waning moon
A) An eagle B) A Nazgûl C) A dragon D) A giant bat
A) Interlaced B) Episodic C) Linear D) Chronological
A) Immediate reunification B) Direct linear progression C) Complete separation of plots D) Many smaller-scale interlacings
A) The Elven kings B) The Orc commanders C) The Wizards D) The Hobbit protagonists
A) Linear storytelling B) Direct narration by the author C) Detailed maps at the start D) Synchronizing 'narrative landmarks'
A) A cloak B) A brooch C) A sword D) A ring
A) C.S. Lewis B) J.R.R. Tolkien C) Tom Shippey D) Richard C. West
A) No clear purpose B) The exact same goal C) Their own motivation D) A scripted destiny
A) Before the book begins B) Retrospectively C) Immediately upon reading D) Only through external guidebooks
A) Random chaos in the universe B) The ultimate failure of quests C) Linear progression of time D) Purpose or pattern behind change
A) Shippey B) Gandalf C) Tolkien D) Aragorn
A) Edwin Muir B) Donald Barr C) Anthony Boucher D) John Jordan
A) Joyful expectations B) Zero impact C) Brief requests D) Inordinate demands
A) John Jordan B) Mahmud Manzalaoui C) Anthony Boucher D) Edwin Muir
A) Christ's resurrection B) A mythological rebirth C) A political awakening D) A magician's illusion
A) Irish Press B) The Observer C) Egyptian Gazette D) The New York Times
A) Anthony Boucher B) Donald Barr C) Edwin Muir D) John Jordan
A) Political power B) Evil C) The atomic bomb D) Modern technology |