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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of tree does Gandalf take refuge from the wargs in?
(a) A fir.
(b) An oak.
(c) A spruce.
(d) A pine.

2. Who carries Bilbo at first as they try to escape from the mines after Gandalf kills the Great Goblin?
(a) Dwalin.
(b) Nori.
(c) Ori.
(d) Dori.

3. Who is carrying Bilbo when the goblins find them for the second time?
(a) Gloin.
(b) Dori.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Bifur.

4. What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?
(a) A strange green glow given off by Gandalf's smoke rings.
(b) The magical light given off by Orcrist and Glamdring when goblins are nearby.
(c) A torch dropped by a goblin when Thorin killed one.
(d) The magical glow on Gandalf's staff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thorin use as a weapon against the trolls in Chapter 2?

2. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?

3. What weather forces the adventurers to seek shelter in a cave in Chapter 4?

4. What is obviously magical about Gandalf's sword Glamdring (Foe-hammer)?

5. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?

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