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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Middle Earth as Fairy-Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two factors contribute to the main part of Letter #66 to Christopher?
(a) Fiction and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(b) Fiction and the writing of an imaginary world.
(c) Real life and the writing of an imaginary world.
(d) Real life and the idea of living in an imaginary world.

2. In Letter #27, which of the following does Tolkien say that he will leave the drawing of to someone who can draw ?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Elves.
(c) Volcanoes.
(d) Hobbits.

3. How does Tolkien describe the alteration he is contemplating making to his manuscript in Letter #128?
(a) Decorative.
(b) General.
(c) Specific.
(d) Unnecessary.

4. How does Tolkien describe the writing of The Hobbit to Christopher?
(a) Both easy and difficult.
(b) Easy.
(c) Neither easy nor difficult.
(d) Difficult.

5. In Letter #131, what reason does Tolkien reveal for creating his alternate world of fiction?
(a) To recreate a world that he had read about as a child.
(b) To provide an example for how a society should be constructed.
(c) To make a world that is completely unbelievable in every way.
(d) To fill the English people's need for their own fairy tale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolkien suggest is the greatest resource for the information the schoolboy is seeking in Letter #114?

2. What assertion does Tolkien make about Farmer Giles of Ham?

3. Who does Tolkien say are the only people interested in reading his literary works in Letter #115?

4. How long is Tolkien separated from Edith, making his affection for her grow stronger?

5. Who provides input , feedback, and advice for the letters in the book?

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