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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Christopher Tolkien comment on in Chapter 4?
(a) On every item in every map.
(b) On the location of Valinor.
(c) Where Morgoth lives.
(d) On the placement of the Ocr-Mountains.

2. Who created the Earth?
(a) Goomweaver.
(b) Morgoth.
(c) The Valar.
(d) Allfather.

3. Where was Cristhorn placed?
(a) In the east.
(b) In the mountains North of Gondolin.
(c) In the western mountains.
(d) In the mountains South of Gondolin.

4. What did the Gods do to Middle-earth to protect themselves?
(a) They darkened Middle-earth.
(b) They destroyed Middle-earth.
(c) They bent Middle-earth.
(d) They lit Middle-earth.

5. Who awoke in the East at the first Dawn?
(a) Gnomes.
(b) The Valar.
(c) Men.
(d) Elves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Walls of the Sun?

2. What was the air called that lies above Vista?

3. What was Ylmir Gnomish for?

4. Who caused the God's lamps to fall?

5. How often were clouds seen in Valinor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Year 500?

2. Who awoke at the first dawn and what did Fingolfin do at the first moonrise?

3. Which map depicts where Angband was located during the period of Hurin's children, and which battle was placed on this map?

4. What was Vaiya and how did it differ above the Earth and below it?

5. What did the Allfather create in Year 0 and how was time measured before the Sun and Moon came to be?

6. How long was Morgoth imprisoned in Mandos and how long was that in Valian years?

7. Why did the Valar create the Door to Timeless night, and where did it lead?

8. What are the Annals and how do they differ from other parts of the book?

9. Why do you think the maps in Chapter 4 were included in the book?

10. What happened when the First Design was annihilated and who assaulted the land of the Gods?

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