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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 would act as ears according to Elendil?

2. What were the ships west of the isle drawn into?

3. Who is the All Father?

4. How old was Albion when Oswin thought his interest in languages was a waste of time?

5. What was the language Albion remembered in a vision as a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What languages did Albion learn?

2. What was the world of Valinor like in the year 1000?

3. What are some differences in the characters mentioned in the second text mentioned in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

5. How was the world of Valinor built?

6. What does the early document show about the Numerorean interest in life?

7. What is the Nameless Land?

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

9. How did the conflict of loyalty affect Herendil and Elendil?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of family in The Lost Road and Other Writings. What does family mean for Albion? What does family mean for Audoin? How are these definitions similar? Is family supportive and in what ways? How do these definitions compare to a traditional family in medieval England?

Essay Topic 3

Tolkein is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of metaphor or allusion, briefly describe it, and identify the technique which it embodies.

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