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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, To Unwin about The Hobbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Allen & Unwin?
(a) A publishing house.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A bank.
(d) A printing service.

2. In describing the power of the pen, what aspect of fiction writing does Tolkien refer to when explaining his own writing process and the way he invents characters?
(a) The extensive research done before writing.
(b) The extensive reading of other fiction done before writing.
(c) The unpredictability of it.
(d) The predictability of it.

3. What German word meaning "essential" does Tolkien refer to in Letter #6, stating that it is actually viewed as an English word?
(a) Unentbehrlich.
(b) Entscheidend.
(c) Grundlegend.
(d) Wesenhaft.

4. As mentioned in Letter #69, which specific part of his manuscript does Tolkien plan on revising?
(a) When the Sun has risen and set.
(b) Where the Moon has risen and set.
(c) Where the Sun has risen and set.
(d) When the Moon has risen and set.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is left out of the letters included in "To Unwin about The Hobbit"?

2. How does Tolkien design the book, Farmer Giles of Ham?

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

4. Who does Tolkien express gratitude to in Letter #6?

5. How does Tolkien describe the alteration he is contemplating making to his manuscript in Letter #128?

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