TOLKIEN AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Multiple choice exercise
The lord of the rings was written by
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- B. Shaw
- L. Carroll
- D.H. Lawrence
J.R.R. Tolkien was born in:
- Ireland
- England
- South Africa
- The U.S.A.
Tolkien studies at University were related to:
- English language
- American literature
- Legends and fairy tales
- Medicine
When he worked as a Professor at Oxford University
- he taught English literature
- he taught Anglo-Saxon and English language
- he taught fantastic literature
- He taught French language
He started creating fantastic characters
- because he talked about them to the students
- because he had nightmares
- because he invented tales for his children
- because he had read many fantastic stories
"The Lord of the rings" was published in:
- 1970
- 1963
- 1954
- 1950
The story of the ring starts in a novel called
- Men and elves
- Smeagol
- Gandalf the wizard
- The Hobbit
3 stories are included in the trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings". They are called :
- "The fellowship of the Ring","The Battle of Rohan" and "The Two Towers"
- "The Battle of Rohan", "The Two Towers" and "The return of the King"
- "The Two Towers", "The return of the King" and "Gandalf the Grey Wizard"
- "The fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" and "The return of the king"
The land of Middle-Earth
- can be found in the Midlands, where Tolkien lived.
- is inspired in Africa
- is a fictional place created by the author
- is in the middle of the Earth
Apart from creatures and places,
- many different languages were invented by the author
- Tolkien invented names for his children
- a song about the novel was composed by Tolkien
- Tolkien designed maps showing where exactly the real places are