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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird is named in the moon-letters on the map?
(a) A raven.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A thrush.

2. What is the English translation for the names of the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) that Thorin and Gandalf now own?
(a) Tailbiter and Flame of the West.
(b) Truefriend and Goblin-hammer.
(c) Goblin-cleaver and Foe-hammer.
(d) Warhammer and Dragonslayer.

3. Why are the dwarves glad to be captured by the elves (at first)?
(a) The elves have been friends with the dwarves for hundreds of years.
(b) They guess that the elves have taken Thorin prisoner and they want to be reunited with him.
(c) They are starving, and the elves will give their prisoners food.
(d) They know that if they promise the elves a share of their treasure, they will be set free.

4. What weapons do the Wood Elves use when they take the dwarves prisoner?
(a) Swords and daggers.
(b) Bows and spears.
(c) They freeze the dwarves with their magical powers.
(d) Whips and clubs.

5. On what day does Elrond read the runes on the swords and on the map?
(a) Midsummer morning.
(b) Bilbo's birthday.
(c) Midsummer's Eve.
(d) The autumn equinox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual or rare about Elrond's ancestry?

2. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?

3. What is the name of Gandalf's cousin?

4. What does Gollum call the ring?

5. What happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventurers stayed there?

(see the answer key)

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