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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Letters of the 1960s.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of fiction is detailed in Letter #199?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Improvisation.
(c) Publishing.
(d) Rewriting.

3. Which versions of The Hobbit earn Tolkien an honorary doctorate, as mentioned in Letter #165?
(a) The French and German versions.
(b) The Italian, French, and German versions.
(c) The Italian and French versions.
(d) The Italian and German versions.

4. Which one of the following is a topic of discussion in Letter #150 to Christopher?
(a) Advertisements for the books.
(b) The number of books printed.
(c) The number of books sold.
(d) Maps for the books.

5. What two factors contribute to the main part of Letter #66 to Christopher?
(a) Real life and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(b) Fiction and the idea of living in an imaginary world.
(c) Fiction and the writing of an imaginary world.
(d) Real life and the writing of an imaginary world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Tolkien write to his publisher with his thoughts on the original cover designs?

2. What book has Tolkien recently completed when he writes a letter to W.H. Auden that is included in "To Anne Barrett of Houghton Mifflin Co."?

3. In Letter #27, which of the following does Tolkien say that he will leave the drawing of to someone who can draw ?

4. In what year are the earliest letters in the book written?

5. How does Tolkien describe the writing of The Hobbit to Christopher?

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