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Ainulindalë Quiz

This is the first of five about JRR Tolkiens Silmarillion. Each will cover one of the five tales: 'Ainulindalë', 'Valaquenta', 'Quenta Silmarillion', 'Akallabêt' and 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'.

A multiple-choice quiz by jippy33. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jippy33

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
111,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1568

Last 3 plays: Guest 129 (8/10), BenBuckley (9/10), Guest 204 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. There were Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the....? Hint

Valier

Maiar

Ainur

Valar

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Question 2 of 10

2. With what were the ainur kindled by Ilúvatar? Hint

Light of the Silmarillis

Flame of Ûdun

Ring of Power

Flame Imperishable

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Children of Ilúvatar are elves and men, the Firstborn and the ....? Hint

Children of Manwe

Númenóreans

Mortal Race

Followers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Then Ilúvatar spoke and, and he said: "Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is...." Hint

Morgoth

Ulmo

Manwë

Melkor

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Question 5 of 10

5. Of the theme that I have declared to you, I will now that ye make in harmony together a .... "? Hint

Great Music

Beautiful Theme

Music of the Ainur

World of Existence

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Eä mean? Hint

The House of Life

The World That Is

The Creaton of Light

Existence

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the brother of Melkor in the Mind of Ilúvatar? Hint

Olorin

Aulë

Ulmo

Manwë

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False : Ilúvatar himself entered into the Earth in the beginning to shape the lands of Arda.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What were the halls where the spirit of Ilúvatar dwelt called? Hint

The Halls of Void

The Halls of Ilúvatar.

The Depths of Time

The Timeless Halls

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Ainulindalë mean? Hint

Music of the Ainur

The Great Music

The Creation of the Ainur

Creation of Arda

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There were Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the....?

Answer: Ainur

The Ainur was created from the thought of Ilúvatar, were the Holy Ones. The Valar were those of the Ainur that became the powers of the world. The Maiar were also of the Ainur, larger in number but lesser in power. Olorin (Gandalf) and Curunir (Saruman) were of the Maiar. The elves were the Firstborn of the Children of Ilúvatar, who was born at the rising of the stars.

2. With what were the ainur kindled by Ilúvatar?

Answer: Flame Imperishable

The Flame Imperishable is the power Ilúvater sent to the center of the Earth when he made Eä. At the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, when Gandalf says he is the servant of the Secret Fire, he is talking about the Flame Imperishable.

3. The Children of Ilúvatar are elves and men, the Firstborn and the ....?

Answer: Followers

The Men were the children of Ilúvatar granted with the gift of mortality. Eventually the mortality of Men and the desire for imortality led to the Downfall of Númenor in the Second Age.

4. Then Ilúvatar spoke and, and he said: "Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is...."

Answer: Melkor

Melkor (who later was known as Morgoth, the Black Enemy) alone was given insight to every part of Ilúvatars mind, hence he was the most powerful of the Ainur. He is no more accounted as one of the Valar.

5. Of the theme that I have declared to you, I will now that ye make in harmony together a .... "?

Answer: Great Music

The World was created when Ilúvatar made visible the Great Music of the Ainur. In the center of the world he placed the Flame Imperishable.

6. What does Eä mean?

Answer: The World That Is

Ilúvatar spoke to the Ainur: "I know the desire of your minds that what ye have seen should verily be, not only in your thought, but even as ye yourselves are, and yet other. Therefore I say : Eä! Let these things Be! And I will send forth into the Void the Flame Imperishable, and it shall be at the heart of the World, and the World shall Be; and those of you that will may go down into it."
So Ilúvatar created Eä, The World That Is.

7. Who was the brother of Melkor in the Mind of Ilúvatar?

Answer: Manwë

Manwë, the King of Arda, was the brother of Melkor. Melkor was the most powerfull of the Ainurs that entered Arda and Manwë was the second most powerfull. Melkor however was the only Ainur who understood the concept of evil.

8. True or False : Ilúvatar himself entered into the Earth in the beginning to shape the lands of Arda.

Answer: False

Ilúvater never decended into the Earth. The shaping of Arda was made by the Valar.

9. What were the halls where the spirit of Ilúvatar dwelt called?

Answer: The Timeless Halls

The Timeless Halls where Ilúvatar dwelled and where he made the Ainurs and the theme of which the Great Music sprung.

10. What does Ainulindalë mean?

Answer: Music of the Ainur

Ainulindalë means the music of the Ainur and is the story of the creation of Arda.

Source: Author jippy33

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