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Va, radau tokį testą TORCe, gal patiks (aišku, čia daug kur skirta m00biams, kurie apie knygas gal gyvenime negirdėjo... bet vis tiek). Man nedaug pritrūko, kad patekčiau nebe į vidurinę, o į aukščiausią kategoriją.
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1. How many times did you read "The Lord of the Rings" within a year of the first time you read it?
A - 1 to 2 times
B - 3 to 4 times
C - 5 to 6 times
2. How many times have your read the Appendices to "The Lord of the Rings"?
A - Here and there a couple of parts, but never the whole thing
B - A couple of times
C - Every time I read the book, and when I need to look something up
3. How hard are (or did) you try to get the other books about Middle-earth (Silmarillion, Lost Tales, etc.)?
A - I've thought about it
B - I've gotten a couple of them
C - I've bought as many as I can and am trying with all my power to get the rest
4. When you go online, how often do you visit "The Lord of the Rings" websites?
A - Once in a while, not very often
B - I have a couple of favorites, but I'm not really looking to find any others
C - That's pretty much the only thing I do on the net
5. Do you have a "The Lord of the Rings" website?
A - No
B - I'm thinking about making one
C - Yes
6. Do you own all of "The Lord of the Rings" soundtracks?
A - No
B - Some of them
C - Yes
7. Do you own all of "The Lord of the Rings" films/dvd's?
A - No
B - Some of them
C - Yes
8. Have you already or are you in the process of writing a poem/story/essay about "The Lord of the Rings"?
A - No
B - I've thought about it
C - Yes
9. Do you frequently repeat lines from the film/book or tell others about interesting/funny things you have heard about "The Lord of the Rings"?
A - No
B - Sometimes
C - Almost every day
10. Do you have decided opinions about what Peter Jackson did wrong in making the films?
A - Did wrong? Huh?
B - Well, you know, it's his film, everybody changes the books when they're makng a film of them
C - Absolutely
11. Do you realize that the characters in the film are different from those in the books?
A - What!
B - I don't know, kind of
C - Yes
12. Do you know or have any desire to learn Elvish (Quenya or Sindarin)?
A - No
B - I kind of want to learn
C - Yes
13. Have you ever cooked or eaten a Middle-earthian food?
A - No
B - I've thought about it
C - Yes
14. Do you own any "The Lord of the Rings" objects (weapon, jewelry, memorabilia, etc.) from the film?
A - No
B - I've thought about getting some/I've got a couple
C - I have loads of them
15. Can you say by heart almost every line in the films?
A - No
B - A little bit
C - Yes
16. Have you read every book of Middle-earth?
A - No
B - I've read some of them/I've read most of them
C - Yes
17. Have you read certain lines or passages from the books over and again, thinking about them until you understand them fully?
A - No
B - Once, a couple of times
C - Yes
18. Do you consider J.R.R. Tolkien to be one of the greatest (or the only greatest) author?
A - No
B - the greatest of fantasy, yes
C - Yes
19. If asked who the person is that you most admire, would you answer with one of the people from Middle-earth?
A - No
B - I like some of them, but they're not my role models
C - Yes
20. Do you ever wish you could go to the Blessed Realm?
A - No
B - I don't know, kind of
C - Yes
21. Do you believe Middle-earth really existed?
A - No
B - I don't know, maybe
C - Yes
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A = 1 point B = 2 points C = 3 points
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twenty-one to thirty-seven points
Sorry, you are not a fan. You need to get a move on!
thirty-eight to fifty-four points
You are a lukewarm fan. Keep working at it!
fifty-five to sixty-three points
Congratulations! You are True Tolkien Fan!
), bet taip pat suvokiame, kad kiekvieno, skaičiusio ŽV ar Hob, ar net Sil, negalima vadinti tolkinistu. Ką manote apie šios sąvokos apibrėžimą?
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