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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Fall of Numenor and the Lost Road, Chapters 1-2, The Early History of the Legend, The Fall of Numenor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tolkien choose to write about in a trilogy?
(a) War.
(b) Time travel.
(c) Guts.
(d) Symbolism.

2. Who made the World into a globe?
(a) Vora.
(b) Vinland.
(c) Valar.
(d) Valkryie.

3. What followed the second manuscript?
(a) A book.
(b) A typescript.
(c) A letter.
(d) A leaflet.

4. Who was mentioned in the typescript?
(a) Jason.
(b) Germans.
(c) Gondor.
(d) Jezebel.

5. What were the 2 plot devices Tolkien discussed with C.S. Lewis?
(a) Blood and guts.
(b) Space travel and time travel.
(c) Love and war.
(d) Allegory and symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Elros?

2. What setting is Tolkien most known for?

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

4. What aspect of the Numenoreans was attributed only to the Valar as a gift?

5. What was Tolkien's son's name?

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