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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Publisher Drama.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In describing the power of the pen, what aspect of fiction writing does Tolkien refer to when explaining his own writing process and the way he invents characters?
(a) The extensive reading of other fiction done before writing.
(b) The extensive research done before writing.
(c) The unpredictability of it.
(d) The predictability of it.

2. Who provides the main order of the letters included in the book?
(a) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(b) Christopher Tolkien.
(c) Edith Bratt.
(d) Humphrey Carpenter.

3. What is the result of a friendship between the Elves and the Dwarves, as Tolkien explains in Letter #131?
(a) A decline of education.
(b) An improvement in education.
(c) A decline of the arts.
(d) An improvement in the arts.

4. What German word meaning "essential" does Tolkien refer to in Letter #6, stating that it is actually viewed as an English word?
(a) Wesenhaft.
(b) Unentbehrlich.
(c) Grundlegend.
(d) Entscheidend.

5. Which one of Tolkien's books explains the history of Elvenkind?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún.
(c) The Hobbit.
(d) The Silmarillion.

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. What is the skill or ability of the Elves'?

3. What issue does a woman's presence raise for Tolkien in "Publisher Drama"?

4. In what year does Tolkien become disturbed by the length of time to publish The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Silmarillion?

5. How does Tolkien think children will respond to Farmer Giles of Ham?

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