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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which dwarf has to come to Beorn's house alone?
(a) Thorin.
(b) Dwalin.
(c) Bombur.
(d) Dori.

2. What does Elrond dislike about dwarves?
(a) Their cruelty and wickedness towards dragons.
(b) Their singing.
(c) Their long beards.
(d) Their love of gold.

3. How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?
(a) Gandalf lights the fire to attract the attention of the eagles.
(b) The wargs spread it accidentally after Gandalf sets their coats alight.
(c) A dead tree is hit by summer lightning.
(d) The goblins light it deliberately to kill the adventurers.

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

5. What question of Balin's enraged the Elvenking?
(a) Balin asks what has happened to Thorin.
(b) Balin asks the Elvenking for food and drink before being set free.
(c) Balin asks if the elves know anything about Smaug's treasure.
(d) Balin asks if the spiders are the elves' pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bombur fall into the enchanted river?

2. What is the English translation for the names of the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) that Thorin and Gandalf now own?

3. Which dwarves are the best at lighting fires?

4. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?

5. What mistaken belief is held by the younger people of Laketown?

(see the answer key)

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