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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. What name first occurs in the Silmarillion manuscripts?

2. Who dwelt near the seas of Valinor?

3. Whose death is based mostly on the Lay of Leithian, Canoto XII?

4. What creatures did Morgoth create?

5. Which two versions have different maps described by Christopher Tolkien?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Iluvatar end the music?

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

4. How did the Annals begin?

5. How did the Ainur learn about the future of the world?

6. What did Tolkein do after getting back the QS from the publishers?

7. How did the Valar distinguish themselves?

8. How were the Ainur created?

9. In QS, how are Elvish bodies described?

10. What is the significance of the Etymologies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for The Lost Road and Other Writings. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in The Lost Road and Other Writings?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Lost Road and Other Writings is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Albion or Audoin?

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