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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?
(a) A half moon.
(b) A new moon.
(c) A waning crescent.
(d) A full moon.

2. How does Beorn find out that Gandalf's story is true?
(a) His bees bring him the news.
(b) He finds the dead body of the Great Goblin.
(c) The Lord of the Eagles tells him.
(d) He finds the burnt wolf-glade and also forces a captive warg and goblin to tell him.

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

4. What type of enchantments is Gandalf especially good at?
(a) Calling down lightning and thunder.
(b) Prophecy and pathfinding.
(c) Fire and lights.
(d) Illusions and turning his enemies to stone.

5. 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 are starving, and the elves will give their prisoners food.
(c) They guess that the elves have taken Thorin prisoner and they want to be reunited with him.
(d) They know that if they promise the elves a share of their treasure, they will be set free.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, with whom does the chief guard get drunk?

2. What does Bilbo eat for breakfast when he wakes up in the eagles' eyrie?

3. Who sit beside Thorin at the high table after Thorin proclaims himself as the descendant of Thror, King Under the Mountain?

4. Where did Gollum live before coming to the underground lake?

5. Which of the following does not happen when one of the adventurers steps into the ring of lights surrounding the elves' feast?

(see the answer key)

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