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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sit beside Thorin at the high table after Thorin proclaims himself as the descendant of Thror, King Under the Mountain?
(a) Bofur and Bombur.
(b) Fili and Kili.
(c) Dwalin and Balin.
(d) Bilbo and the Master.

2. Which of the following devices do the goblins not make (or have made for them)?
(a) Instruments of torture.
(b) Pickaxes.
(c) Tongs.
(d) Trumpets.

3. What is the first landmark feature that Bilbo notices as the barrel he is riding takes him out of the forest?
(a) The Iron Hills to the northeast of the lake.
(b) A landslide.
(c) The Lonely Mountain.
(d) The Long Lake.

4. What does Bilbo take from the trolls' hoard of loot?
(a) A long beautiful sword in a jewelled scabbard.
(b) A large, clumsy key.
(c) A knife big enough to serve him as a short sword.
(d) A pot full of gold coins.

5. What first alerts the Lord of the Eagles to the events in the wood?
(a) The line of goblin soldiers marching towards the forest.
(b) A magical message from Gandalf.
(c) The flames in the forest.
(d) The howling of the wolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thorin considering doing when he learns that the other dwarves are also in prison with him?

2. After they have defeated the spiders, who do the adventurers discover is missing?

3. Who does Bilbo see first after escaping Gollum and the dark tunnels?

4. Apart from the dragon, what other animals live inside the Lonely Mountain?

5. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?

(see the answer key)

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