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

2. How many academic articles is Tolkien a writer for, as referred to in "The Professor"?
(a) At least ten.
(b) Over twenty.
(c) At least one.
(d) At least twenty.

3. How long does Tolkien indicate he has been working with the imaginary realms in Letter #130?
(a) Years.
(b) Decades.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

4. As stated in "The Professor," when are The Lord of the Rings books officially published?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1952.

5. What subject is a student's thesis about that Tolkien expects to find boring?
(a) War.
(b) Fairy Tales.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Industrialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolkien feel when he looks at his work in the revision stages?

2. How much time has passed between Tolkien's initial idea for drawing maps and when it becomes an issue with a publisher?

3. What do the letters selected for "To Unwin about The Hobbit" have in common?

4. Which new names are among the recipients of the 1960s letters included in "Later Years"?

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

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