Who possesses the ring of power at the start of the trilogy?

(A) Gandalf

(B) Bilbo

(C) Frodo

(D) Sauron

Who do the hobbits encounter at the Prancing Pony?

(A) Gandalf

(B) Legolas

(C) Strider

(D) Boromir

How many members make up the fellowship of the ring?

(A) Seven

(B) Eight

(C) Nine

(D) Ten

What is the name of the elf in the fellowship?

(A) Gimli

(B) Legolas

(C) Merry

(D) Boromir

What is the name of the dwarf in the fellowship?

(A) Gimli

(B) Legolas

(C) Merry

(D) Boromir

When the pass of Caradhras is blocked, where does Frodo say the fellowship should go?

(A) Rivendell

(B) Lothlorien

(C) Moria

(D) Minas Tirith

Who is the first member of the fellowship to be separated from the group?

(A) Gandalf

(B) Legolas

(C) Boromir

(D) Aragorn

What happens at the end of the first book?

(A) Merry and Pippin are carried off by orcs and Uruk-hai

(B) Boromir is killed

(C) Frodo and Sam leave the others behind

(D) All of the above

Who has been following Sam and Frodo?

(A) Gollum

(B) Sméagol

(C) A and B

(D) None of the above

10 . Who is the king of Rohan?

(A) Théoden

(B) Wormtongue

(C) Éowyn

(D) Éomer

What is the name of Saruman’s tower?

(A) Minas Tirith

(B) Rivendell

(C) Helm’s Deep

(D) Isengard

What animal does Gollum give to Frodo?

(A) A ferret

(B) A rabbit

(C) A mouse

(D) A fish

Where does Théoden decide to send his people?

(A) Minas Tirith

(B) Rivendell

(C) Helm’s Deep

(D) Isengard

What forest creatures do Pippin and Merry come across?

(A) Orcs

(B) Uruk-hai

(C) Rabbits

(D) Ents

Whom does Aragorn love?

(A) Éowyn

(B) Arwen

(C) Galadriel

(D) None of the above

Who shows up to help defend Helm’s Deep at the last moment?

(A) The Ents

(B) An elf army

(C) The riders of Rohan, led by Éomer

(D) All of the above

Who is the steward of Gondor?

(A) Denethor

(B) Boromir

(C) Aragorn

(D) Faramir

What is the name of the capital of Gondor?

(A) Osgiliath

(B) Helm’s Deep

(C) Minas Tirith

(D) Cirith Ungol

To whom does Pippin pledge allegiance?

(A) Denethor

(B) Faramir

(C) Aragorn

(D) Gandalf

What are Sam and Frodo running out of as they journey to Mount Doom?

(A) Water

(B) Strength

(C) Food

(D) All of the above

What does Elrond offer to Aragorn?

(A) The evenstar

(B) A ring

(C) A sword

(D) Immortal life

How is the ring destroyed at Mount Doom?

(A) Sam drops it into the lava

(B) Frodo drops it into the lava

(C) It falls into the lava as Gollum and Frodo struggle for it

(D) An eagle carries Frodo to the lip of the mountain and he drops the ring

Who finally kills the witch-king?

(A) Éowyn

(B) Merry

(C) Théoden

(D) Pippin

Who is the first hobbit to get married?

(A) Merry

(B) Pippin

(C) Frodo

(D) Sam

Who departs with the elves at the trilogy’s conclusion?

(A) Bilbo

(B) Frodo

(C) Gandalf

(D) All of the above

THEMES, MOTIFS, AND SYMBOLS

The Lord of the Rings is a deeply symbolic and metaphorical work throughout; space here allows for only a brief overview of a few major motifs. Readers will note and develop the significance of others.

THEMES

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