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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Glamdring and Orcrist originally forged?
(a) In Rivendell itself.
(b) In the ancient elvish kingdom of Gondolin.
(c) In Thror's kingdom that was destroyed by the dragon.
(d) In the Mines of Moria.

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

3. What is Thorin considering doing when he learns that the other dwarves are also in prison with him?
(a) Telling the Elvenking about the quest and the treasure.
(b) Committing suicide.
(c) Promising the Elvenking a share of the treasure.
(d) Swearing to become a slave of the elves for the rest of his life.

4. What do the dwarves suggest that Bilbo should do when they begin to despair of being able to open the secret door in Chapter 11?
(a) Go back to Laketown and ask for more supplies and weapons.
(b) Try to capture one of the thrushes, crows or ravens and use its feathers as a disguise to sneak into the mountain through the Front Gate.
(c) Go into the mountain through the Front Gate using his magic ring.
(d) Talk to the thrushes and see if they know the secret of opening the door.

5. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) Gollum catches him.
(b) He hears goblins going fishing.
(c) He blunders into a dead end.
(d) He comes to the edge of a subterranean lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?

2. Where are the elves hiding when they sing nonsense songs to welcome the adventurers to Rivendell?

3. Who makes the cram that the dwarves and Bilbo eat while camping at Ravenhill?

4. How high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?

5. Who is supposed to ride in the boat with Bombur?

(see the answer key)

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