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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is one of the great mysteries about THE HOBBIT?
(a) No one knows where Tolkien's ideas came from.
(b) No one knows who actually wrote it.
(c) No one is quite sure if the story was ever completed.
(d) No one is quite sure when the book was started.
2. What other plan of Tolkien's also had to be put aside?
(a) The author's plan to have life size maps.
(b) The author's plan to have removable maps.
(c) The author's plan to create a map for each page.
(d) The author's plan for having invisible lettering on the maps.
3. Why is the baby named John?
(a) After his grandfather.
(b) After his uncle.
(c) After a friend of the family.
(d) After his father.
4. When did Tolkien finish the manuscript?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.
5. It was during this time that Tolkien started to do what?
(a) Write.
(b) Read.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dance.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Mabel have to be hospitalized?
2. Ronald spent his final year at King Edward's deeply involved in what?
3. In 1920, Ronald applied for a job at the University of Leeds as what?
4. Why did Ronald not follow suit when Hilary signed up to become a soldier?
5. What did Tolkien and Stanley Unwin think of each other?
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