1. Fëanor
   Elrond
2. Celebrimbor

Celebrimbor, a master craftsman in the Elf kingdom of Eregion, forged nine rings for Men and seven rings for Dwarves with the help of a disguised Sauron. Celebrimbor then created the three Elven rings himself, without Suraon's direct instruction. Sauron later forged the One Ring so that he could control all the others.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Elves in Middle-earth do age, but they never die of natural causes and are immune to all diseases. They can be killed through violence, but even then their spirit is reincarnated into an identical body in Valinor. They could even choose to travel back to Middle-earth in the new body if they want to, but very few Elves have ever done this.

1. Oropher
   Gladden
2. Thranduil

The Silvan Elf Thranduil rules the Woodland Realm, although at that point the kingdom is rather small due to Sauron's presence in Mirkwood.

1. Legolas
   Elrond
2. Celeborn

Legolas is Thranduil's son.

1. Fëanor and Nerdanel
   Beren and Lúthien
2. Celeborn and Galadriel

Celeborn and Galadriel are the rulers of Lothlórien from the beginning of the Third Age until they leave for Valinor after the War of the Ring.

1. the Elessar
   the Stars of Elendil
2. Silmarils

Fëanor filled the three Silmarils with light from the Two Trees, divine trees that lit the world before the sun and moon were created. After Morgoth and Ungoliant destroyed the trees, the Silmarils were the only sources of this divine light left in Middle-earth.

1. Morgoth
   Sauron
2. Carcharoth

Fëanor began to covet the jewels after the trees were destroyed, but Morgoth stole them and placed them in his Iron Crown.

1. He swore the Oath of Fëanor, declaring that he and his sons would hunt the Silmarils and even go to war against anyone who had them.
   He tried to make three new ones, but without the light of the Two Trees, the making failed.
2. He fell under Morgoth's control, having put so much of his own essence into the Silmarils.

The Oath of Fëanor was a decision that caused incredible tragedy for the Elves in the First Age, since it forced Fëanor and his sons to attack and destroy their own people.

1. A werewolf bit off Beren's hand, which was holding the Silmaril.
   Beren was made into an immortal Elf so he could marry Lúthien.
2. Morgoth's rage caused the Misty Mountains to rise up and separate the east and west portions of Middle-earth.

Beren lost his hand and the Silmaril to the great werewolf Carcharoth.

1. The Silmarils were immediately taken by Ilúvatar and placed in the sky as stars.
   They discovered the Silmarils had been destroyed long ago, and they'd been chasing fakes.
2. The acts they'd committed to get them had made them evil, so the gems burned their flesh severely.

The Silmarils had been enchanted from their creation so that they burned the flesh of any evil thing that touched them, which was bad news for the last two sons of Fëanor, who had done all kinds of terrible things to get their hands on them (it didn’t work out so well for Carcharoth either).

1. the death of Finwë'
   the Teleri-Noldor War
2. the First Kinslaying

The Noldor killed the Teleri and took their ships, an event known as the First Kinslaying. There were two more Kinslayings, all of them directly related to the Silmarils.

1. That's where he lives.
   He's there to inform Aragorn that Gollum had escaped from the Woodland Realm, where the Elves had been holding him captive.
2. Thranduil sends him so he could join the Fellowship of the Ring.

He only goes to Rivendell to bring news of Gollum's escape, but decides to join the Fellowship once there.

1. Eärendil
   Asfaloth
2. Glorfindel

Glorfindel was a great Elf hero (and one of the few who ever returned to Middle-earth after reincarnation). His heroics at the Ford of Bruinen were performed by Arwen in the film version.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Elrond was born during the First Age and was present for many of the major events in Middle-earth's history, including the defeat of Sauron by Isildur.

1. Éomer
   Galadriel
2. Arwen

Arwen was Elrond's daughter (Galadriel was her grandmother on her mother's side).

1. Dol Guldur
   Gondolin
2. Imladris

Rivendell was founded as an Elven fortress and sanctuary called Imladris during a great war in the Second Age.

1. Quenya
   Faenarwe
2. Dorthonion

The formal language of the Elves was called Quenya.

1. to become mortal
   to relinquish any claim on her family's holdings
2. to give up Nenya, one of the Elven Rings of Power

Because she has both human and Elf ancestors, Arwen is able to choose to remain an immortal Elf or become mortal and die in Middle-earth. She chooses to be a mortal to stay in Middle-earth with Aragorn.

1. the Valar
   Gandalf
2. the Hobbits

The Valar agreed to sail from Valinor to Middle-earth with Eärendil to defeat Morgoth.

1. Annatar
   Narya
2. Iona

The third ring was called Narya. Gandalf has it during the events of "The Lord of the Rings."

1. the three colors associated with Elves: gold, green and white
   three elements: fire, air and water
2. the names of the three lords of the original Elf clans

The rings were named for the elements.

1. Valinor and Moria
   the Shire and the Grey Havens
2. Rivendell and Lothlórien

The power of the rings was used to protect Rivendell and to preserve the beauty of Lothlórien.

1. Angband
   Lindon
2. Gondolin

The destruction of Gondolin after its location was betrayed by the jealous Elf Maeglin was one of the great tragedies of the First Age.

1. a beard
   the ability to see in utter darkness
2. the right to travel to Valinor

Elves are beardless, but some grow beards when they are very old. The beard is often the only physical sign of aging on an Elf.

1. the passage through the mountains also known as the Paths of the Dead
   the old Elf-made path through northern Mirkwood
2. a mystical path across the sea to Valinor

The Straight Road could only be traversed by certain Elven ships. Because Aman (the land where Valinor could be found) had been moved from Middle-earth, the Straight Road actually led up into the sky, but also sort of into another dimension.

1. He killed 1,500 orcs.
   He killed Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs.
2. He held the Seventh Gate of Gondolin closed against Morgoth's forces for three hours with his bare hands.

Ecthelion pulled Gothmog into a fountain in Gondolin, drowning both himself and Gothmog. Gothmog was the fifth Balrog Ecthelion killed that day.

1. Valinor
2. Middle-earth

The Elves were created by Ilúvatar and awakened at Lake Cuiviénen, far to the east of Middle-earth.

1. Elves who had chosen to stay in Middle-earth and not visit Valinor, therefore never seeing the light of the Two Trees.
   Elves who had pledged their service to Morgoth.
2. Elves who had murdered other Elves.

Dark Elves were those who had never seen the light of the Two Trees in Valinor.

1. a Palantir
   the Bruinen Glass
2. the Mirror of Galadriel

Galadriel, Frodo and Sam all gazed into Galadriel's mirror.

1. Celegorm and Finarfin
   Elendil and Gil-galad
2. Nimrodel and Tuor

Though they defeated Sauron in hand-to-hand combat, Gil-galad was burned to death by the heat emanating from Sauron's hands and Elendil was killed as well. It was Elendil's broken sword that Isildur used to slice off Sauron's fingers.