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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. Which of the following is the main thing that separates the Hobbits and the enemy?
(a) The quest for gold.
(b) A lack of knowledge.
(c) A misunderstanding.
(d) The quest for power.

2. Who provides input , feedback, and advice for the letters in the book?
(a) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(b) Christopher Tolkien.
(c) Humphrey Carpenter.
(d) Edith Bratt.

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

4. What does Tolkien offer to the schoolboy in Letter #114?
(a) The first draft of a never released manuscript.
(b) Monogrammed stationery.
(c) Early copies of documents.
(d) An encyclopedia set.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Tolkien's books explains the history of Elvenkind?

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

3. How does Tolkien describe the alteration he is contemplating making to his manuscript in Letter #128?

4. As mentioned in Letter #69, which specific part of his manuscript does Tolkien plan on revising?

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

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