A-I. Kingdoms of the Middle-earth
1. Name the two kingdoms found in Middle-earth by the Faithful of Númenor.
AnswerArnor, the North-kingdom, and Gondor to the South.
2. Who was the High King of the Faithful who ruled both kingdoms with his sons?
AnswerElendil.
3. What gifts from the Elves did the Faithful bring to Middle-earth?
AnswerA seedling of Nimloth, and the Seven Seeing-stones.
4. The North-kingdom was divided into three realms after Eärendur. Which was the only one where the line of Isildur continued?
AnswerArthedáin.
5. Who gave food and shelter to King Arvedui when he fled north from the power of Angmar?
AnswerThe Lossoth, the Snowmen of Forochel.
6. Who was the lord of Angmar?
AnswerThe Witch-king, or the Lord of the Nazgûl.
7. What happened to the ship that rescued Arvedui?
AnswerIt was crushed by ice and Arvedui drowned.
8. The North-kingdom ended because the Dúnedain were diminished but the line of the kings was continued. How?
AnswerBy the Chieftains of the Dúnedain.
9. What were the four heirlooms of the Kings that were kept at Rivendell?
AnswerThe ring of Barahir, the shards of Narsil, the star of Elendil, and the sceptre of Annúminas.
10. What was the cause of the Kin-strife in the southern kingdom?
AnswerKing Valacar wed a woman of the lesser Men, not a Dúnedain. Many refused to accept her son when he succeeded to the throne.