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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, To Anne Barrett of Houghton Mifflin Co..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who participates in the Machine?
(a) Hobbits.
(b) Elves.
(c) Mortals, Elves, and Hobbits.
(d) Mortals.

2. By what year does Tolkien insist that his books be published with his new publisher?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1950.

3. What book inspired a schoolboy to write to Tolkien, prompting his response in Letter #114?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics.
(c) The Silmarillion.
(d) The Lord of the Rings.

4. As mentioned in a letter to Unwin, how had Tolkien previously responded to the warning about his friendship with C.S. Lewis?
(a) He began talking with C.S. Lewis' other friends.
(b) He stopped talking with C.S. Lewis.
(c) He misinterpreted the warning.
(d) He did not take the warning seriously.

5. What subject is a student's thesis about that Tolkien expects to find boring?
(a) War.
(b) Industrialism.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Fairy Tales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following best describes Tolkien's recount of the history surrounding his poem in "Publisher Drama"?

2. Which literary technique does Tolkien not appreciate?

3. After the Hobbits originate, where does the Dark Power that Tolkien describes in Letter #131 exist?

4. How often does Tolkien write to Edith during the time they are separated?

5. In a letter to W.H. Auden, where does Tolkien reveal his work as a professor originates from?

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