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

2. What point does Tolkien make about his book, The Silmarillion, in Letter #131?
(a) It is about humans.
(b) The themes of the book are intentionally simple.
(c) It is not about humans.
(d) The themes of the book are intentionally complex.

3. As Tolkien explains in Letter #131, what motivates The Enemy in his stories?
(a) Complicated intentions.
(b) Good intentions.
(c) Unknown intentions.
(d) Evil intentions.

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

5. What chapter of the book that Tolkien is working on is he considering altering in Letter #128?
(a) Chapter 10.
(b) Chapter 5.
(c) Chapter 8.
(d) Chapter 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Tolkien first decides to approach the publishers about the delay of the books?

2. What happens to the wearer of the One Ring in Tolkien's story?

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

4. How does Tolkien describe the domestic problems he is having in a letter before he moves to a small house?

5. In Letter, #6, to what college subject does Tolkien refer?

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