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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, The Final Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the Hobbits originate, where does the Dark Power that Tolkien describes in Letter #131 exist?
(a) Mirkwood.
(b) Mordor.
(c) Rivendell.
(d) Gondor.

2. Which one of Tolkien's books explains the history of Elvenkind?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) The Silmarillion.
(c) The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún.
(d) The Lord of the Rings.

3. How much time has passed between Tolkien's initial idea for drawing maps and when it becomes an issue with a publisher?
(a) A decade.
(b) Over a decade.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Four years.

4. How does Tolkien consider the term "Elves"?
(a) He thinks it is misleading.
(b) He thinks it is undefined.
(c) He thinks it is amusing.
(d) He thinks it is senseless.

5. What is Tolkien finishing while writing the letters included in "The Lord of the Rings Are Published"?
(a) The manuscript for the final story of the trilogy.
(b) The poem that coincides with the trilogy.
(c) The manuscript for the prequel to the trilogy.
(d) The collection of poems that coincides with the trilogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Letter #246, about Gandalf and the Ring, written?

2. How many times do the Elves and the Dwarves share an enduring friendship throughout their history?

3. What age does J.R.R. Tolkien pass away?

4. Where does the conversation about accents take place that Tolkien discusses in his letter to Christopher?

5. As mentioned in Letter #246, where is Frodo unable to give up the Ring?

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