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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, Chapter 3, The Later Annals of Beleriand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Albion wish existed, so he could travel back in time?
(a) A boat.
(b) A railroad station.
(c) A naval yard.
(d) A time machine.

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

3. 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) 1978.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1968.

4. Who was the the Elf-king in Beleriand?
(a) Gil-galad.
(b) Jezebel.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Sauron.

5. Who were unable to recapture the Silmarils during the siege of two hundred years?
(a) Orcs.
(b) Morgoth.
(c) Gnomes.
(d) Elves.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the Silmarils belong?

2. What were the Germanic people known for their ferocity called?

3. By what year had Morgoth conquered Beleriand?

4. Who did Albion name his son after?

5. What setting is Tolkien most known for?

(see the answer key)

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