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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. When were the two trees that provided Valinor's light created?

2. What was Ylmir Gnomish for?

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

4. Who hated Feanor?

5. Where did the Land of the Sun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was the Land of the Sun and how much was known about this place?

3. Whom did Morgoth hold hostage, and what did Morgoth finally do to this hostage?

4. Who is Pengolod and why was he important in Chapter 6?

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

6. What was Kuma and how was it described? Why did the Valar create the Door of Timeless Night?

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

8. When did the Gods retreat, and after their retreat, what did they create?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Morgoth's conflict with the Gods and his imprisonment.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Morgoth's fortress. Where was Morgoth's fortress built?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the Gnomes. Who were they? Where did they live?

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