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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Middle Earth as Fairy-Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time these letters are written, what term do the British typically use to label Americans?
(a) Colonists.
(b) Westerners.
(c) Yanks.
(d) City folk.

2. Which school is Tolkien attending when the first letter begins?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Cambridge.

3. How does Tolkien design the book, Farmer Giles of Ham?
(a) To be read in one sitting.
(b) To be read aloud.
(c) Not to be read aloud.
(d) To be read as several separate stories.

4. Where does the conversation about accents take place that Tolkien discusses in his letter to Christopher?
(a) In a boat.
(b) On a plane.
(c) On a train.
(d) In a car.

5. How does Tolkien describe the change that he has made to his manuscript in Letter #129?
(a) Final.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Reversible.
(d) Negotiable.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Letter #66, why does Tolkien think that he will have to move some of the sections of his book?

2. As Tolkien explains in Letter #131, what motivates The Enemy in his stories?

3. What is causing the culture of the Elves to suffer?

4. What has Tolkien found in his manuscript when he writes Letter #69?

5. According to Tolkien in Letter #131, what is the source of magic in his stories?

(see the answer key)

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