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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Later Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does Tolkien write a long letter to Jane Neave that is included in "Later Years"?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

2. Who is the person that Tolkien thanks, and is the recipient of Letter #130?
(a) Milton Waldman.
(b) Rayner Unwin.
(c) George Allen.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter.

3. What is left out of the letters included in "To Unwin about The Hobbit"?
(a) Months and dates.
(b) The full names of the people that the letters are addressed to.
(c) Personal information.
(d) The endings of the letters.

4. Which new names are among the recipients of the 1960s letters included in "Later Years"?
(a) Professor Forster and Hugo Dyson.
(b) Professor Forster and Mrs. Drijver.
(c) Professor Forster, Mrs. Drijver, and Hugo Dyson.
(d) Mrs. Drijver and Hugo Dyson.

5. How does Tolkien respond to C.S. Lewis' use of the name Numenor in one of his stories?
(a) He is curious.
(b) He is delighted.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolkien respond to the idea of chairing the English department?

2. Which novel was being made into a paperback, prompting the debate over spelling in Letter #236?

3. With whom does Tolkien work in order to avoid the responsibilities of chairing the English department?

4. What subject is a student's thesis about that Tolkien expects to find boring?

5. How many academic articles is Tolkien a writer for, as referred to in "The Professor"?

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