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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. How does Tolkien think children will respond to Farmer Giles of Ham?
(a) He encourages them not to read it.
(b) They will not like it.
(c) They will not understand it.
(d) They might like it.

2. What words does Tolkien use to replace "Elves"?
(a) Elf and Elfen.
(b) Elfen and Elven.
(c) Elf, Elfen, and Elven.
(d) Elf and Elven.

3. How does Tolkien describe the domestic problems he is having in a letter before he moves to a small house?
(a) Unexpected.
(b) Intolerable.
(c) Unpredictable.
(d) Inexcusable.

4. When does the history of the Elves begin?
(a) Just after humanity.
(b) Long after humanity.
(c) Just before humanity.
(d) Long before humanity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the main thing that separates the Hobbits and the enemy?

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

3. In what year are the earliest letters in the book written?

4. How do the Hobbits respond to magic in Tolkien's stories?

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

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