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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, After the Fall of the Elves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Allen & Unwin?
(a) A law firm.
(b) A publishing house.
(c) A bank.
(d) A printing service.

2. Which of the following is the main focal point of The Silmarillion?
(a) Dwarves.
(b) Magic.
(c) Hobbits.
(d) Elves.

3. In what year are the earliest letters in the book written?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1918.

4. How old is J.R.R. Tolkien in the first letter?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty-four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What German word meaning "essential" does Tolkien refer to in Letter #6, stating that it is actually viewed as an English word?

2. As mentioned in Letter #66, why does Tolkien think that he will have to move some of the sections of his book?

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

4. What is left out of the letters included in "To Unwin about The Hobbit"?

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

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