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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Glamdring and Orcrist originally forged?
(a) In Rivendell itself.
(b) In the Mines of Moria.
(c) In the ancient elvish kingdom of Gondolin.
(d) In Thror's kingdom that was destroyed by the dragon.

2. What phase of the moon is showing when Elrond studies the map?
(a) A gibbous moon.
(b) A new moon.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A crescent moon.

3. Where does Bilbo hide while the trolls are fighting and arguing?
(a) In a bush.
(b) In a tree trunk.
(c) In the trolls' cave.
(d) Under a sack.

4. Who is the first to see the lights from the elves' feast?
(a) Bilbo.
(b) Balin.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Thorin.

5. What wakes Bilbo up from his sleep after he realizes he is alone in Chapter 8, after coming across the elves' feast?
(a) The hunting horn of the elf king.
(b) A high-pitched buzzing noise made by a fly attempting to escape from the spiders.
(c) The shouts and cries of the dwarves.
(d) A spider, which is trying to wrap him up in sticky thread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

2. What is another name for the Dwarves' New Year?

3. Where are the elves hiding when they sing nonsense songs to welcome the adventurers to Rivendell?

4. Who carries Bilbo at first as they try to escape from the mines after Gandalf kills the Great Goblin?

5. What type of enchantments is Gandalf especially good at?

(see the answer key)

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