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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Valinor and Middle-Earth before The Lord of the Rings, Chapter 6, Quenta Silmarillion, Part Three, The Etymologies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years younger was Tolkien to the character whose biography resembles his own?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Which manuscript was set aside when the material was sent out for publication?
(a) Valar of Annui.
(b) Annals of Valinor.
(c) Simarillion.
(d) Music of the Ainur.

3. What is another name for the Noldorian Elves?
(a) Gnomes.
(b) Orcs.
(c) Priests.
(d) Writers.

4. Which men were controlled by Morgoth before they came to Beleriand?
(a) Fair.
(b) Swarthy.
(c) Short.
(d) Tall.

5. Which clans were reunited and their disputes settled, after the first fifty years of the Sun?
(a) Human.
(b) Dwarvish.
(c) Gnomish.
(d) Elfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tolkien choose to write about in a trilogy?

2. By whose hand did the Dwarves come forth?

3. What name first occurs in the Silmarillion manuscripts?

4. What setting is Tolkien most known for?

5. Who grew old forests?

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