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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Publisher Drama.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following best describes Tolkien's recount of the history surrounding his poem in "Publisher Drama"?
(a) Incomplete.
(b) Brief.
(c) Expected.
(d) Lengthy.

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

3. Who is the person that Tolkien thanks, and is the recipient of Letter #130?
(a) Humphrey Carpenter.
(b) Rayner Unwin.
(c) Milton Waldman.
(d) George Allen.

4. What point does Tolkien make about his book, The Silmarillion, in Letter #131?
(a) The themes of the book are intentionally simple.
(b) The themes of the book are intentionally complex.
(c) It is not about humans.
(d) It is about humans.

5. What do the letters selected for "To Unwin about The Hobbit" have in common?
(a) They refer to Tolkien's least known works.
(b) They refer to Tolkien's most well known works.
(c) They are all over five pages.
(d) They are all less than one-page long.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolkien describe the change that he has made to his manuscript in Letter #129?

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

3. Which of the following is the main thing that separates the Hobbits and the enemy?

4. In Letter #130, what distinction does Tolkien make about the artificial languages he creates for his books?

5. In Letter, #6, to what college subject does Tolkien refer?

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