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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals do the adventurers see quite frequently in the early stages of their journey through Mirkwood?
(a) Poisonous snakes.
(b) Deer.
(c) Wild boars.
(d) Black squirrels.

2. What is mostly transported by river inside the barrels from the people of Laketown to the Wood Elves?
(a) Ale.
(b) Cider.
(c) Mead.
(d) Wine.

3. What animals set up the dinner table and light the lamps in Beorn's hall?
(a) Bears, boars and oxen.
(b) Bees, eagles and enslaved wolves.
(c) Ponies, dogs and sheep.
(d) Sheep, cattle and cats.

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

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

6. What is another name for the Dwarves' New Year?
(a) The Threshold of Winter.
(b) The Day of the Thrush.
(c) The Hunter's Moon.
(d) Durin's Day.

7. How does Gollum get from his island to the shore of the lake?
(a) He swims, as he is an excellent swimmer.
(b) He paddles a little boat.
(c) He rides on the back of blind fish.
(d) His ring helps him walk across the surface of the water.

8. Who is carrying Bilbo when the goblins find them for the second time?
(a) Gloin.
(b) Dori.
(c) Bifur.
(d) Bombur.

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

10. What sort of drink does Gandalf ask Bilbo to get him in Chapter 1?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Porter.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Beer.

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

12. What is the name of the inn where the dwarves meet Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) The Bridge and Bottle.
(b) The Green Dragon.
(c) The Prancing Pony.
(d) The Golden Perch.

13. What small creatures does Bilbo find at the top of the oak tree in Chapter 8?
(a) Moths and caterpillars.
(b) Squirrels and sparrows.
(c) Black butterflies and spiders.
(d) Centipedes and earwigs.

14. What does Bilbo try to steal from the trolls?
(a) A pony.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A purse.
(d) A jug of beer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many goblins grab Bilbo?

2. What does Bilbo see at nightfall as they travel towards Mirkwood?

3. What reward do the dwarves give to the eagles at the end of the adventures?

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

5. Which of the following is not a hazard that needs to be avoided in the path leading to Rivendell?

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