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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 story by Tolkien had only the introduction and end?
(a) Tolkien's Musings.
(b) The Lord of the Rings.
(c) The Lost Road.
(d) Language and Legend.

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

3. Who wrote the second manuscript?
(a) Tolkien.
(b) Bill.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Marge.

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

5. What was Tolkien's son's name?
(a) Scott.
(b) Mark.
(c) James.
(d) Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did C.S. Lewis choose to write about in a trilogy?

2. In the second version of The Fall of Numenor, what was the manuscript?

3. Which gates reappeared from the Lost Tales?

4. What development bore on how to date the manuscript?

5. What were the Numenoreans not obsessed with?

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