Question

As for Bilbo Baggins, even while he was making his speech, he had been fingering the golden ring in his pocket: his magic ring that he had kept secret for so many years. As he stepped down he slipped it on his finger, and he was never seen by any hobbit in Hobbiton again.

–The Fellowship of the Ring,
J. R. R. Tolkien

Which elements in the passage are common elements of fantasy literature? Check all that apply.

a magical object
a powerful speech
a mythical or imaginary creature
a made-up setting
a character who keeps secrets

Answer 1

- a magical object (the magic ring)
- a mythical or imaginary creature (hobbits)
- a made-up setting (Hobbiton)
- a character who keeps secrets (Bilbo kept the ring secret)

Not selected: a powerful speech (the passage only mentions he was making a speech, not that it was a fantasy-style powerful/prophetic speech).