At our house, the rule concerning movies based on books is: You can't see the movie until you read the book. It took us a long time to get Spencer to read The Hobbit, but when we learned Peter Jackson was going to produce The Hobbit, that lit a fire under the boys to finish the book before the first installment of three of The Hobbit. At first Spencer wanted to just read to the end point of the first installment, but we laid down the law (again): You must read the whole book. D.J. jumped on the band wagon too, and when the time came, D.J. and Spencer went to the theater with Mark to see both the first and second movie and we are anxiously awaiting the third. While we are anxiously awaiting the third, Spencer and D.J. started the wonderful J.R.R. Tolkien journey of The Lord of the Rings series. Spencer got through the first book fairly quickly, but it took D.J. a little while longer because he had a few other books in the queue. When they finally both finished, they came to Mark on a Saturday to ask if they could watch The Fellowship of the Rings.
Mark: Only after you complete a quiz.
Spencer and D.J.: various whining, pouting and other sounds of resistance.
Mark: Only after you complete a quiz.
Spencer and D.J.: FINE!
So Mark found 25 questions on-line. Here are some of them, see how you do:
How are Bilbo and Frodo Baggins related?
A. Bilbo is Frodo's father
B. Bilbo is Frodo's grandfather
C. Bilbo is Frodo's cousin
D. Bilbo is Frodo's uncle
Which birthday does Bilbo celebrate at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring?
A. His 100
B. His 101
C. His 110
D. His 111th
To which of the following is the landscape of the Shire most similar?
A. The scottish highlands
B. The French Riviera
C. The Swiss Alps
D. The English countryside
How many black riders are there?
A. Seven
B. Nine
C. Eleven
D. Thirteen
What type of tree ensnares Merry int he Old Forest?
A. A larch
B. An oak
C. A willow
D. An elm
What are Tom Bombadil's origins?
A. He is from the unknown West across the Great Sea
B. He is the brother of Old Man Willow
C. He is a being from the deep inside the earth
D. His origins are unknown
What are lembas?
A. A type of Elvish food
B. A type of flower that grows in Lothlorien
C. Elvish coins
D. Elvish arrows with magical properties
The test ended up being open book, which is the opposite of what Mark and I were: tight-lipped. While the boys were agonizing over answers, I said to Mark, "You just want to watch them squirm don't you." Mark said, "That's what Dads do." They got most of the quiz answers correct, two questions were hard to figure out, but they did it with help of reasoning and research. D.J. got so excited about watching the movie that he found all sorts of hobbit attire for the big event. Spencer dressed up as a black rider. They really, really liked the movie. James got to watch a movie in his room.
Answers: D, D, D, B, C, D, A
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