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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who encouraged the Numenoreans to reach out beyond their borders?
(a) Tolkien.
(b) Herendil.
(c) Sauron.
(d) Elendil.

2. What were the two trees called that the Valinor created?
(a) Tolkein and Jezebel.
(b) Priest and Priestley.
(c) Marcus and McArthur.
(d) Laurelin and Silpion.

3. For Albion, what became more frequent, absorbing, and linguistic over time?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Lies.
(d) Fears.

4. Which document showed the Numenoreans interested in long life?
(a) Later one.
(b) Middle one.
(c) Early one.
(d) Last one.

5. The Annals of Valinor begins with _____.
(a) Space Travel.
(b) Valian Year Zero.
(c) Lost Road.
(d) Time Travel.

6. Which manuscript was set aside when the material was sent out for publication?
(a) Valar of Annui.
(b) Music of the Ainur.
(c) Annals of Valinor.
(d) Simarillion.

7. What were the 2 plot devices Tolkien discussed with C.S. Lewis?
(a) Blood and guts.
(b) Love and war.
(c) Allegory and symbolism.
(d) Space travel and time travel.

8. What did C.S. Lewis choose to write about in a trilogy?
(a) Space travel.
(b) Love.
(c) Blood.
(d) Allegory.

9. How many years younger was Tolkien to the character whose biography resembles his own?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. Who wrote the second manuscript?
(a) Tolkien.
(b) Marge.
(c) Bill.
(d) Mallory.

11. What was NOT a new term introduced in the manuscript about the globe?
(a) Numenor.
(b) Andunie.
(c) Loveland.
(d) Sunsetland.

12. What were the ships west of the isle drawn into?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) An abyss.
(c) A hold.
(d) A tidepool.

13. With whom was Oswin having a conversation?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His student.

14. Who discussed the Germanic people known for their ferocity?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Jan.
(c) Banning.
(d) Dillon.

15. How many Sun years have the Valar come into existence in the present day?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 40,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does not come to Valinor?

2. Who became lustful, proud, violent, and evil?

3. What were the Vanimor?

4. Initially, Numenoreans had no temples, but then they built one for _____.

5. What setting is Tolkien most known for?

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