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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. Which seige in QS is described differently from in the Annals?

2. Thingol was king of _____.

3. No matter how hard Melko tried to destroy it, Iluvatar would always use his discord to create _____.

4. What name first occurs in the Silmarillion manuscripts?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes occurred from the year 300 to 343?

2. How are the Dwarves portrayed in QS?

3. How did the Valar distinguish themselves?

4. How did the Annals begin?

5. What did Morgoth rebuild and create in the world?

6. In QS, how are Elvish bodies described?

7. What are some differences in Q and QS regarding races, such as the Silmarils and Orcs?

8. What was the battle that ensued in the year 51?

9. How did the Elves name themselves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Iluvatar. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Iluvatar's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Albion and Audoin are two active characters that impact the story line through their observations and interactions.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist, and how do they interact? What is similar about them, and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Albion had a direct influence upon? What are some events that the Audoin had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Tolkien uses more than one instance of irony in The Lost Road and Other Writings. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

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