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

2. Who is the person that Tolkien thanks, and is the recipient of Letter #130?
(a) Rayner Unwin.
(b) Milton Waldman.
(c) George Allen.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter.

3. In Letter, #6, to what college subject does Tolkien refer?
(a) Middle English.
(b) History.
(c) English Literature.
(d) Astronomy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the man whose accent Tolkien refers to as "English after being wiped over with a dirty sponge" from?

2. In Letter #130, what distinction does Tolkien make about the artificial languages he creates for his books?

3. What two factors contribute to the main part of Letter #66 to Christopher?

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

5. In general, why do Tolkien and C.S. Lewis meet several times?

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