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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What speech was used by the Valar to communicate with all the Elves?
(a) Lembi.
(b) Ingwe.
(c) Terendi.
(d) Lindar.

2. Iluvatar announced that the music of the Ainur would be made into _____.
(a) Percussion.
(b) Form.
(c) Flute sounds.
(d) Whispers.

3. What did the Void apparently contain that some of the Ainur were looking for?
(a) The secret fire.
(b) The annual.
(c) The goblet.
(d) The book.

4. In what year were Hurin and Huor born?
(a) 230.
(b) 240.
(c) 200.
(d) 210.

5. Who fled from the land of the Valar with the Silmarils?
(a) Morgoth.
(b) Quenta.
(c) Tolkien.
(d) Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In QS, whose early fortress is now named Angband?

2. The story of the discovery of _____ by Inglor and Turgon is derived from the Annals of Beleriand.

3. What did the Later Annals set the stage for?

4. Who asks forgiveness for desertion after Feanor's death?

5. What city is similar to the Elvish city in Valinor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Part II, Chapter 6's content build the framework for the Lord of the Rings?

2. How did the music affect the learning of the people of Ainur?

3. How did the Elves and Men learn about the world?

4. How did the author describe the Last Battle of the Ancient World?

5. How did the Valar distinguish themselves?

6. In QS, how are Elvish bodies described?

7. How are the Sun and Moon different in Q and QS?

8. What new races arose after the year 51?

9. Why did Iluvatar end the music?

10. How is the Ainulindale described in Part Two?

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