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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilbo find on the floor in Chapter 5?
(a) A knife.
(b) His pipe and tobacco pouch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A slice of bacon.

2. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
(a) It had become hopelessly rusty in the trip down the river.
(b) Nothing - Thorin uses it to enhance his kingly apperance when he presents himself to the Master of Laketown.
(c) It had fallen off and become lost while the Eagles were rescuing the adventurers from the wargs and goblins.
(d) The King of the Wood Elves took it from Thorin when he was made prisoner.

3. Why is the King of the Wood Elves wiser than the men of Laketown?
(a) He knows a way to kill Smaug that the Lake-men do not.
(b) He realizes that the dwarves will have to steal from Smaug rather than attempt to kill him, which is what the Lake-men believe.
(c) He believes in the old songs and tales that the Master of Laketown has forgotten about.
(d) He quickly realizes how the dwarves managed to escape from his dungeons.

4. What is the answer to Bilbo's first riddle?
(a) A mountain.
(b) The wind.
(c) White horses.
(d) Teeth.

5. Why do the goblins not find Bilbo after he is knocked unconscious?
(a) They see him, but do not bother with him.
(b) They have all been killed by Gandalf's magic.
(c) The are too busy looking at the dwarves and Gandalf.
(d) He is lying quietly in a dark corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?

2. What is "never thirsty, ever drinking/All in mail never clinking?"

3. Which of the following does Bard not use as a reason why the dwarves should share the treasure with the people of Laketown?

4. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?

5. What had Fili's barrel been used to carry before he escaped inside it?

(see the answer key)

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