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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 intend to write a new version of?
(a) The Narrator legend.
(b) The Official legend.
(c) The Atlantis legend.
(d) The Transportation legend.

2. What year did Tolkien write about the legend?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1945.

3. What were the ships west of the isle drawn into?
(a) An abyss.
(b) A tidepool.
(c) A dungeon.
(d) A hold.

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

5. What development bore on how to date the manuscript?
(a) Literary.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Textual.
(d) Visual.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the second manuscript?

3. What setting is Tolkien most known for?

4. What followed the second manuscript?

5. Who was the first King of Numenor?

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