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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Fall of Numenor and the Lost Road, Chapters 1-2, The Early History of the Legend, The Fall of Numenor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What followed the second manuscript?
(a) A leaflet.
(b) A letter.
(c) A typescript.
(d) A book.

2. What occurred in the Great Sea appeared east of Tol-eressea?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) A rift.
(c) A hole.
(d) A bluff.

3. In what year did Tolkien recount a discussion he had with C.S. Lewis, where they decided who would write stories about two of the big "plot devices" of the day?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1945.

4. What were the Numenoreans not obsessed with?
(a) Love.
(b) Joy.
(c) Life.
(d) Death.

5. In the second version of The Fall of Numenor, what was the manuscript?
(a) Clear.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Large.
(d) Misguided.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which evil person was mentioned in the second manuscript?

2. Whose return was mentioned in some manuscripts and ignored in others?

3. What year did Tolkien write about the legend?

4. Who was mentioned in the typescript?

5. What were the 2 plot devices Tolkien discussed with C.S. Lewis?

(see the answer key)

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