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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Elros?

2. What job was Albion good at?

3. What was Tolkien's son's name?

4. What languages were not considered classical?

5. After a discussion about language, what did Albion show an interest in learning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the world of Valinor built?

2. What languages did Albion learn?

3. What was the first generation of the Sun?

4. What was the importance of dreams to Albion?

5. How was Albion's wish to time travel granted?

6. How did Albion retain his interest in languages while teaching, and how did it affect him?

7. How did the Annals begin, and who were the offspring that arose?

8. How was Audion, Albion's son, described in Chapter 4 of Part 1?

9. How did Albion's interest in languages begin?

10. What were the significant royal relationships among the Numeroreans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence occurs throughout the novel. Who is violent and to whom? What is killed or destroyed? What if anything is gained through violence or destruction? Which characters are challenged to act as a result of violence in The Lost Road and Other Writings?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes in the book is protecting the world from Sauron. List at least four examples where the author employs this specific theme. Is the battle to make ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of The Lost Road and Other Writings?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Audoin's fall from grace. How does this relate to a religious concept of the fallen angel? Is Audoin's temptation similar to that of Lucifer in hell? What parallels do you see in Tolkein's tale to that of the Bible?

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