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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of Numenor and The Lost Road, Chapter 3, The Lost Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Albion name his son after?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His sister.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

2. Where was Elendil from?
(a) Grace.
(b) Torres.
(c) Numendor.
(d) Avalon.

3. What occurred in the Great Sea appeared east of Tol-eressea?
(a) A rift.
(b) A dungeon.
(c) A hole.
(d) A bluff.

4. What does Elendil mean in Eressian?
(a) Elf-friend.
(b) Loyal companion.
(c) Trusty advocate.
(d) Long lost friend.

5. In what year did Tolkien recount a discussion he had with C.S. Lewis, where they decided who would write stories about two of the big "plot devices" of the day?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose theology does Elendil explain to Herendil?

2. What did Albion call visions of an alien world?

3. Who was the the Elf-king in Beleriand?

4. What was NOT a new term introduced in the manuscript about the globe?

5. What did Tolkien intend to write a new version of?

(see the answer key)

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