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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. How is the Machine described in Letter #131?
(a) Industrialized, but undisciplined.
(b) Industrialized and disciplined.
(c) Neither disciplined nor industrialized.
(d) Disciplined, but not industrialized.

2. What happens to the wearer of the One Ring in Tolkien's story?
(a) They are transformed into a Hobbit.
(b) They are transformed into an Elf.
(c) They are given mind powers.
(d) They are given immortality.

3. Who provides the main order of the letters included in the book?
(a) Humphrey Carpenter.
(b) J.R.R. Tolkien.
(c) Edith Bratt.
(d) Christopher Tolkien.

4. What is causing the culture of the Elves to suffer?
(a) The psychological effects of their immortality.
(b) The lack of resources.
(c) The limited education.
(d) The abundance of different cultures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year does Tolkien insist that his books be published with his new publisher?

2. What is the result of a friendship between the Elves and the Dwarves, as Tolkien explains in Letter #131?

3. After the Hobbits originate, where does the Dark Power that Tolkien describes in Letter #131 exist?

4. Which character does Tolkien indicate has gained the most power by wearing the Ring?

5. What is the only thing capable of destroying the Ring in Tolkien's story?

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