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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. In the late 200s, who came to power and attempted to stop Morgoth?

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

3. In QS, the Light-elves are changed to what?

4. What were the five types of speech developed by the Noldor?

5. By whose hand did the Dwarves come forth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What battle is described in Chapter 16 of Part II?

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

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

4. What was the conflict in the year 347?

5. How did Melko change the music?

6. How is the Ainulindale described in Part Two?

7. How did the Annals begin?

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

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

10. How was Morgoth powerful and challenged in the year 273?

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

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book The Lost Road and Other Writings? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In The Lost Road and Other Writings, money is associated with privilege and forgery along with the illusion of security or freedom through mastery or manipulation. Who has money? Who lacks it? Who is obsessed with it?

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