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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years are in an age of the Valar?
(a) 1000.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

2. What aspect of the Numenoreans was attributed only to the Valar as a gift?
(a) Strength.
(b) Longevity.
(c) Love.
(d) Power.

3. What was characteristic of the First Age built around the destruction of the trees?
(a) Sharing.
(b) Peace.
(c) Discussion.
(d) Conflict.

4. The Annals of Valinor begins with _____.
(a) Valian Year Zero.
(b) Space Travel.
(c) Lost Road.
(d) Time Travel.

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

6. 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) 1968.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1978.

7. How old was Albion when Oswin thought his interest in languages was a waste of time?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

8. Who was Audion?
(a) The Silmarion Prince.
(b) The Master apprentice.
(c) The Lombard King.
(d) The Guiding Light.

9. Who is the All Father?
(a) Illuvatar.
(b) Vala.
(c) Valinor.
(d) Tolkien.

10. What were the Vanimor?
(a) Difficult people.
(b) Tall people.
(c) Strong people.
(d) Lesser spirits.

11. For Albion, what became more frequent, absorbing, and linguistic over time?
(a) Secrets.
(b) Lies.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Fears.

12. How many trees did the Valinor create?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

13. What did Oswin wish he was, so he could travel with Albion?
(a) Younger.
(b) Stronger.
(c) Smarter.
(d) Quicker.

14. What were the Elder Children of Illuvatar called?
(a) Elves.
(b) Queens.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Pogos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does not come to Valinor?

2. Who grew old forests?

3. With whom was Oswin having a conversation?

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

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

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