The Chamber of Secrets...????

[Niluial]

Nope, this is not a grand thread to tell you what is inside The Chamber of Secrets! Why am I posting then you ask well... The Chamber of Secrets is a rather serious but really fun room (well it is going to be when it opens ). We are searching for a mod in The Chamber of Secrets a mod that will join Lossie and I! So do you want to be a mod of a room? If so you can! How you ask... well you are going to have to wait and see

Niluial

P.S. Too many secrets too much time and any two people know what is in The Chamber of Secrets (Lossie and I). And no its not a huge snake with yellow eyes who slithers around in the pipes

[Niluial]

Lossie and I have prepared a test! Hard but if you know your Tolkien easy!

1) Take the test.
2) PM your answers to Niluial
3) Wait and see
4) Become mod!

Lossie and I really want everyone to write the test! So please take your time your answers will not be discussed in public and only Lossie and I will know your answers! You can take your time with the answers and send it in when you please (must be before mid September or earlier)! If you dont know a answer just leave it out! How the mod will be chosen:

1) The person with the highest score will be given the position of mod.
2) Another two people with high scores will be awarded
a high position and will have say in everything!

So get writing and please partake do not be afraid! The test paper is in the next post!

Good Luck, from

Lossie & Niluial

[Niluial]

Now no cheating (is it possible?). Cut and paste the following questions and send your answers to Niluial. If you see a (1) or a (2) etc that is what the question is out of!

P.S. If you please, send Section 1 - 3 once you finished and you can send your essay later!

[glow=red,2,300]The Test[/glow]


Section 1

1) Who is Frodo's father? (1)

2) What is the full first name of Pippin, one of the four hobbits in the Fellowship? (1)

3) Who is the father of Gimli, the dwarf who joins the fellowship? (1)

4) Does Biblo get along very well with every one of his fellow hobbits in the shire? Give a reason for your answer. (3)

5) Do Elves and Dwarves get along very well together? Give a reason for your answer. (3)

6) What race are the Uruk-Hai who kidnap Merry and Pippin in "The Two Towers"? (1)

7) Treebeard is a character who assists in the battle against Isengard. What race is Treebeard? (1)

8) How old is Bilbo becoming at the beginning of "The Fellowship of the Ring"? (1)

9) Strider joins Frodo in Bree. He later becomes part of the fellowship. What is Strider's real name? (1)

10) Who is Gandalf's horse? (1)



Section 2 (Multiple Choice)

1) How is Pippin related to Frodo? (1)

a) He's his third cousin once-removed on his mother's side and his second cousin twice-removed on his father's side.

b) He's his second cousin twice-removed on his mother's side and his third cousin once-removed on his father's side.

c) He's his second cousin once-removed on his mother's side and his third cousin twice-removed on his father's side.

d) He's his third cousin twice-removed on his mother's side and his second cousin once-removed on his father's side.



2) Whose quote is this: "The thing about resolutions I find is there's always a tomorrow." (1)

a) Merry

b) Pippin

c) Sam

d) Bilbo



3) In the appendices of LotR it is said that Círdan was the first owner of the ring Narya, but in one of his other books Tolkien claimed that this wasn't true. To whom gave Celebrimbor the ring originally? (1)

a) Olórin

b) Ereinion

c) Fingon

d) Turgon



4) What was Agrenost? Another name for: (1)

a) Angband

b) Gondolin

c) Barad-dûr

d) Isengard

5) Who was Asgon? (1)

a) The eighth king of Gondor

b) A man from Dor-lomin who helped Túrin to escape

c) a friend of Faramir who accompanied him at Ithilien

d) one of the sons of Fingon



6) Who was the father of the twins Fastred and
Folcred? (1)

a) Falastur

b) Falathar

c) Frumgar

d) Folcwine



7) What is Fana? (1)

a) a kind of lyric of the Elves

b) the appearance of the Valar when they were meeting
Mortal Men

c) the place where Mortals will go to after death

d) a dream showing a part of the future



8) Where are the Emyn Arnen located? (1)

a) Ithilien

b) Mirkwood

c) East of the Rauros Falls

d) Harad



9) What was the first language Tolkien invented? (1)

a) Naffarin

b) Nevbosh

c) Senerin

d) Cormash



10) Which part of the Silmarillion did Tolkien write first?
(1)

a) Ainulendale

b) The Fall of Gondolin

c) Beren and Lúthien

d) About Túrin Turambar



11) Who didn'T join Eärendil's company sailing West to Aman? (1)

a) Falathar

b) Erellont

c) Naeros

d) Aerandir



12) Who was Eärendil's grand-father? (1)

a) Húrin

b) Eärendur

c) Turgon

d) Beren



13) Which country did the rivers Celon and Aros border? (1)

a) Dor-lómin

b) Hithlum

c) Nísimaldar

d) Himlad



14) What was another name for Deagol? (1)

a) Nahald

b) Delfos

c) Trahald

d) Tauron



15) What was Taur-nu-Fuin called before Morgoth devastated it? (1)

a) Nevrast

b) Haerast

c) Ossiriand

d) Dorthonion



16) Who is Lórien's sister? (1)

a) Yavanna

b) Míriel

c) Serinde

d) Nienna



17) Who was also called Námo? (1)

a) Manwe

b) Galathil

c) Eldarion

d) Mandos



Section 3

1) Where does Mr. Frodo Baggins live? (1)

2) What mountain is directly to the west of Amon Ereb? (1)

3) What is the forest called that is below the Blue Mountains on a peninsula? (1)

4) A giveaway: (1)
'One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of ______ where the Shadows lie.'
Choose the alternative that fills in the blank.

5) Where was Smaug the Dragon slain? (1)

6) All of the maps in "The Silmarillion" are to the west of which mountain range?

7) What is the proper name of the city of the Galadhrim?

8) What is another name for Nindalf?

9) Approximately how long is the northern section of the Ash Mountains?

10) What is a more common name for Imladris?



Section 4

Please do a essay on any of the following topics... the essay can be as long as you want or as short as you want! Just have fun showing off your Tolkien knowledge!

1. Compare and contrast Faramir and Boromir, including how they are described, how they act in regard to other people, and how they react to the Ring.

2. Compare and contrast Saruman's and Denethor's use of the palantir (seeing stone) and the resultant harm to each of them.

3. Compare and contrast Denethor with Theoden, how they govern, their relationship to the people they govern, and their attitude towards power.

4. Compare and contrast the scene of Pippin swearing allegiance to Denthor and the scene of Merry swearing allegiance to Theoden. How does each ultimately serve his master?

5. Of all the characters in LOTR, Saruman speaks with the most modern vocabulary and viewpoint. Discuss the import of his opinions/justifications and compare them to modern justification for the advancement of technology.

7. Discuss why Aragorn does not immediately announce himself as the king.

8. Explain the effects of the death of the Captain of the Ringwraiths and discuss how these effects reflect Tolkien's view that evil seeks to consolidate power and good tries to give away power.

9. Tolkien says that LOTR is a deeply Christian work, yet there is no hint that Middle Earth has any organized religion. Discuss how Christianity is present in LOTR.

10. Discuss how LOTR reflects Tolkien's literary theory as he expresses it in "On Fairy Stories."

11. Discuss how the ravaging of the Shire is an example of Tolkien's view of the eucatastrophe (fortunate fall).

12. Tolkien adds poetry to the text from time to time.  Discuss the effect of the poetry. (This includes songs, narrative poems, and ballads).

[Eruanne]

If you see a (1) or a (2) etc that is what the question is out of!

Out of what?

[InklingElf]

Oh my! Judging from the tests you've given, the future Mod, would have to have ALOT of time dedicated, and extensive knowledge of LOTR itself -- that's more than enough qualification if you ask me.

[Alatáriel]

This looks very hard, its going to take me awhile to answer these...and with all the prison work! Thats skewl for any of you that didnt get it...

[Niluial]

Out of what?

Errand: the (1) or (2) or (3) besides the question is the mark you'll get if you answer the question right. In the end I will add up all the marks and get your total just like other tests .

Oh my! Judging from the tests you've given, the future Mod, would have to have ALOT of time dedicated, and extensive knowledge of LOTR itself -- that's more than enough qualification if you ask me.

Well dedicated time... not really but it will be a little time consuming! And yes the future mod will have to know allot of Tolkien’s works to be able to run the room!

This looks very hard, its going to take me awhile to answer these...and with all the prison work! Thats skewl for any of you that didnt get it...

You may take your time !

[Niluial]

Tarien Ithil notified me that she has finished the test… now I am just waiting to get it in my mail box. I will mark it as soon as possible ... umm I'll be back on Saturday... I am going to Australia today! And I am actually meeting Tarien Ithil on Friday so I'll see you then! Sorry back on topic...

[Mippin]

Well, that was a pretty hefty load of a test! But I hope I did alright

[Niluial]

Elvish Hobbit just sent me the test... great test !

[Lëowen]

I'm working on my test now, but I have a question. In this question:
6) What race are the Uruk-Hai who kidnap Merry and Pippin in "The Two Towers"? (1)

What do you mean by 'race'?

[Niluial]

What race... meaning what kind e.g. orc, hobbit etc

So far Elvish Hobbit has the best score... Tarien Ithill is not far from Elvish Hobbit

[Dragoneyes]

I always thought they were Uruk-Hai and that was their race, but there you go.

I was going to do the test but the non-LotR questions are silly and impossible if all the Tolkienny stuff you've read apart from LotR is the Hobbit and the first few chapters of Roverandom. Plus I'm not much interested in Elves (and here I am in Imladris ¬_¬) and their families.

[Niluial]

Well I have a few tests handed in. I just want a brief idea of who ells is writing the test so please just tell me by replying and it would be highly appreciated… oh and Helky I am still waiting for your essay thanks!

[Lëowen]

I shall attempt to finish my test, but with school and everything else, I might not be able to finish.