1.
English
writer, scholar and ____, Tolkien's father was a bank manager in South Africa.
a)
philologist
b)
philology
c)
philological
d)
philologically
2.
____
his father died in 1896, his mother took him and his younger brother to his
father's native village of Sarehole, near Birmingham, England.
a)
While
b)
During
c)
Unless
d)
When
3.
The
landscapes and Nordic mythology of the Midlands ____ the source for Tolkien's
fertile imagination to write about 'the Shire'.
a)
should have been
b)
may have been
c)
will have been
d)
may have be
4.
After
his mother's death in 1904 he was looked ____ by Father Francis Xavier Morgan a
RC priest of the Congregation of the Oratory.
a)
for
b)
up
c)
into
d)
after
5.
Tolkien
was _____ at King Edward VI School in Birmingham.
a)
learned
b)
studied
c)
educated
d)
fed
6.
He
studied linguistics at Exeter College, Oxford, ____ took his B.A. in 1915.
a)
or
b)
but
c)
and
d)
therefore
7.
From
1915 to 1918 he fought in _____ with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
a)
World War One
b)
first World War
c)
One World War
d)
World War First
8.
_____
that his experiences during the Battle of Jutland may have been fueled the
darker side of his subsequent novels.
a)
There is believed
b)
It is believed
c)
It is belief
d)
They are believed
9.
Tolkien
will ____ most for his books the Hobbit (1937) and the Lord of the Rings.
a)
be remembered
b)
remember
c)
be remembering
d)
remembered
10.
The
Hobbit began as a bedtime story for his children that in ____ "grew in the
telling".
a)
his owns word
b)
him own words
c)
he own words
d)
his own words
11.
He
wrote Lord of the Rings over a period of about 14 years which started by his
____ his children bits and pieces of the story in his letters.
a)
sent
b)
sending
c)
to send
d)
send
12.
Tolkien
also _____ parts of his novels with fellow Oxfordian and fantasy writer CS
Lewis during their 'meetings'.
a)
explained
b)
told
c)
discussed
d)
chatted
13.
He
was trying to create a fantasy world ____ he could explain how he had invented
certain languages, and in doing so created 'Middle Earth'.
a)
unless
b)
so that
c)
such that
d)
therefore
14.
His
works were not well _____ among his peers at Oxford as they were not considered
'scholarly'.
a)
criticized
b)
published
c)
given
d)
received
15.
____
after LOTR was published in paperback in the United States in 1965 that he
developed his legendary cult following and also imitators.
a)
It was
b)
They were
c)
There were
d)
Its was
16.
In
1954 both the University of Liege ____ University College, Dublin, awarded him
honorary doctorates.
a)
or
b)
among
c)
and
d)
between
17.
He
served ____ vice-president of the Philological Society and was a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Literature.
a)
to
b)
for
c)
with
d)
as
18.
____
the immense popularity of his books today, Tolkien did not greatly benefit from
their sales.
a)
Despite
b)
Although
c)
In spite
d)
Because of
19.
____
his work was published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien
a)
Many
b)
Much of
c)
Many of
d)
Much
20.
Tolkien
served in the Lancashire Fusilliers in the First World War and fought in the
Battle of the Somme. He was discharged in 1917 ____ from "trench
fever".
a)
suffered
b)
suffer
c)
to suffer
d)
suffering
21.
His
novel, 'The Lord of the Rings', has sold over 52 million copies worldwide and
____ into 25 different languages.
a)
has been translated
b)
has translated
c)
has been translating
d)
have been translated
22.
Tolkien's
____ to several proposed film productions of his books was that he considered
his works to be unstageable.
a)
reacting
b)
reactor
c)
reaction
d)
react
23.
Tolkien's
simply didn't feel that they could be ____ translated to a dramatic form.
a)
successful
b)
successfully
c)
succeeded
d)
success
24.
Although
he had sold the film rights long before he died, he had ____ real expectation
that "The Lord of the Rings" could be successfully filmed.
a)
none
b)
not
c)
neither
d)
no
25.
While
at school, he taught ____ Greek, Middle English, Old English, Old Norse,
Gothic, Modern and medieval Welsh, Finnish, Spanish, and Italian.
a)
himself
b)
him
c)
his
d)
he
26.
Other
languages of which he had a working knowledge ____ Russian, Swedish, Danish,
Norwegian, Dutch, and Lombardic.
a)
including
b)
include
c)
to include
d)
includes
27.
____
these languages, Tolkien invented 14 different languages and assorted alphabets
for his Middle-earth dwellers.
a)
In addition to
b)
Beside
c)
Furthermore
d)
Also
28.
The
British rock band Marillion, popular in the UK ____ the 1980s, took their name
from his novel 'The Silmarillion'.
a)
when
b)
at
c)
on
d)
during
29.
He
____ the 'International Fantasy Award' in 1957 for his book 'The Lord of the
Rings'.
a)
achieved
b)
presented
c)
won
d)
succeeded
30.
The
German Heavy Metal band Blind Guardian base a lot of their songs on Tolkien's
work, ____ Gandalf's Rebirth, By the gates of Moria, etc.
a)
so as to
b)
such as
c)
such that
d)
so that
31.
He
was extremely ____ when 'The Lord of the Rings' was published in the mid-50s as
three different stories.
a)
annoyance
b)
annoying
c)
annoy
d)
annoyed
32.
Locus
magazine conducted ____ in 1987 from among its readers to vote for the Best
All-time Fantasy Novel.
a)
an experiment
b)
a campaign
c)
a negotiation
d)
a poll
33.
Tolkien's
'The Lord of the Rings' (1955) and 'The Hobbit' (1934) won 1st and 2nd place
____.
a)
respectively
b)
respect
c)
respectful
d)
respected
34.
The
____ publication of The Lord of the Rings was delayed for two reasons.
a)
origin
b)
original
c)
originally
d)
originate
35.
Tolkien
tried to get out of his obligation to his publisher, Allen & Unwin, because
____ publisher had agreed to his wish to use different colors of ink for
different parts of the book.
a)
other
b)
others
c)
another
d)
one another
36.
Gandalf,
____ Mithras and Jesus, dies and is reborn.
a)
alike
b)
likes
c)
dislikes
d)
like
37.
Mithras
sacrificed a cosmic bull, ____ darkness, while Gandalf falls fighting the
Balrog.
a)
symbolizing
b)
symbolize
c)
symbolized
d)
symbolizes
38.
He
started writing The Lord of the Rings with no idea ____ the story would
eventually go.
a)
where
b)
which
c)
what
d)
who
39.
This
led to it not being structured at all like a proper novel, with many characters
left underdeveloped, many ideas ____, and character groups essentially
forgotten for very long periods.
a)
repeating
b)
to repeat
c)
repeated
d)
repeat
40.
The
only actor from Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "Lord of the
Rings" ____ actually met JRR Tolkien is Christopher Lee.
a)
having
b)
has
c)
had
d)
to have
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