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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Unwin respond when Tolkien offered him an ultimatum?
(a) He ignored it.
(b) He tolerated it.
(c) He rejected it.
(d) He accepted it.

2. Tolkien jumped into his studies and was thrilled when he had the opportunity to do what?
(a) Meet Father Francis for dinner.
(b) Meet Edith.
(c) Meet C.S. Lewis.
(d) Meet Joseph Wright, a Professor of Comparative Philology.

3. North Oxford had become a community of academics, their wives, and families who lived where?
(a) In cheap rental homes.
(b) In large apartments.
(c) In the grand mansions and suburban villas.
(d) In small, modest homes.

4. At the Oratory, who does Mabel Tolkien meet?
(a) Father Francis Xavier Morgan.
(b) Father Filipo Alessandro Mulligan.
(c) Father Frederick Xander Miller.
(d) Father Frank Alexander Montgomery.

5. The reviews from other critics were mixed. Were they better than Tolkien had expected?
(a) Not at first.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many people question how Tolkien could create a mythology without a clear presence of ________ considering his devout Catholic faith.

2. As Tolkien was recovering from trench fever, Christopher Wiseman wrote and told his friend that it was time to start what?

3. What did Ronald do when he found out Edith was engaged to be married?

4. All of Tolkien's attention was split between the new book along and the Oxford professorship until what happened?

5. What has been converted into an office?

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