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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, The Final Letters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Letter #159 addressed?
(a) Dora Marshall.
(b) Edith.
(c) Rayner Unwin.
(d) Christopher.

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

3. Based on Tolkien's letter to W.H. Auden, who is responsible for shaping an individual's behavior?
(a) The individual.
(b) The individual and people around them.
(c) Neither the individual nor people around them.
(d) People around the individual.

4. What age does J.R.R. Tolkien pass away?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Eighty-two.
(c) Eighty-one.
(d) Seventy-nine.

5. Whom does Tolkien originally ask to draw maps for the imaginary world of The Lord of the Rings?
(a) Christopher.
(b) A friend.
(c) Edith.
(d) A professional illustrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tolkien say are the only people interested in reading his literary works in Letter #115?

2. Under what conditions is Tolkien asked to chair an English department in "The Professor"?

3. What request is made of Tolkien after he finishes Farmer Giles of Ham?

4. What words does Tolkien use to replace "Elves"?

5. What is causing the culture of the Elves to suffer?

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