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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Valinor and Middle-Earth before The Lord of the Rings, Chapters 1-2, The Texts and Their Relations, The Later Annals of Valinor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the pillars were broken, what did the Gods make, surrounding it with mountains?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Aule.
(c) Love pots.
(d) Valinor.

2. Who encouraged the Numenoreans to reach out beyond their borders?
(a) Elendil.
(b) Tolkien.
(c) Sauron.
(d) Herendil.

3. Who would act as eyes according to Elendil?
(a) Audion.
(b) Elendil.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Albion.

4. What was NOT a new term introduced in the manuscript about the globe?
(a) Andunie.
(b) Sunsetland.
(c) Loveland.
(d) Numenor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages were not considered classical?

2. When Audion finally asked Albion if he wanted to undertake the journey prescribed by Elendil, what did Albion do?

3. Which version of The Annals of Valinor is a clear manuscript with few changes from the previous version?

4. Which manuscript was set aside when the material was sent out for publication?

5. How many years younger was Tolkien to the character whose biography resembles his own?

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