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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What colors of flame does Gandalf use to drive the wolves back with?
(a) Blue, white and purple.
(b) Blue, red and green.
(c) Red, yellow and orange.
(d) Green, black and white.

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

3. Where are the elves hiding when they sing nonsense songs to welcome the adventurers to Rivendell?
(a) Beside the stream.
(b) Under the narrow stone bridge.
(c) On the roof of Rivendell.
(d) In trees beside the path.

4. How many goblins grab Bilbo?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Six.
(c) None - Bilbo escapes.
(d) Two.

5. What is "never thirsty, ever drinking/All in mail never clinking?"
(a) The skeleton of a drowned knight.
(b) Gollum's grandmother.
(c) Goblins.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is carrying Bilbo when the goblins find them for the second time?

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

4. What was the final fate of the ponies?

5. Who is the first dwarf to arrive at Bilbo's house in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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