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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thorin use as a weapon against the trolls in Chapter 2?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A branch torn off a tree.
(c) A cauldron of boiling water.
(d) A burning branch from the fire.

2. What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?
(a) A strange green glow given off by Gandalf's smoke rings.
(b) The magical light given off by Orcrist and Glamdring when goblins are nearby.
(c) The magical glow on Gandalf's staff.
(d) A torch dropped by a goblin when Thorin killed one.

3. What is the English translation for the names of the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) that Thorin and Gandalf now own?
(a) Tailbiter and Flame of the West.
(b) Truefriend and Goblin-hammer.
(c) Goblin-cleaver and Foe-hammer.
(d) Warhammer and Dragonslayer.

4. Which of the following is not a hazard that needs to be avoided in the path leading to Rivendell?
(a) Avalanches and rock falls.
(b) A very narrow bridge over a swift-flowing stream.
(c) Deceptively green bogs.
(d) Steep slopes and deep ravines.

5. Who does Bilbo see first after escaping Gollum and the dark tunnels?
(a) Gandalf.
(b) Balin.
(c) Gollum.
(d) Bombur.

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

7. What special ability does Beorn have?
(a) He can change from a man into a black bear.
(b) He can hunt any animal alive with his bare hands.
(c) He can lift rocks as big as the Carrock.
(d) He can handle bees without being stung.

8. What will happen if Bilbo loses the riddle contest?
(a) He will have to give the ring back to Gollum.
(b) Gollum will hand him over to the goblins in return for food.
(c) Gollum will eat him.
(d) Bilbo will become Gollum's slave.

9. What was the name of Bilbo's mother?
(a) Rosemary Took.
(b) Belladonna Took.
(c) Bluebell Belladonna.
(d) Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.

10. Which dwarf has a smoke-ring blowing competition or game with Gandalf?
(a) Gloin.
(b) Bifur.
(c) Balin.
(d) Thorin.

11. Why do the goblins not find Bilbo after he is knocked unconscious?
(a) They see him, but do not bother with him.
(b) He is lying quietly in a dark corner.
(c) They have all been killed by Gandalf's magic.
(d) The are too busy looking at the dwarves and Gandalf.

12. What type of bird is named in the moon-letters on the map?
(a) A raven.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A thrush.

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

14. Why don't the adventurers drink from the black stream in the middle of Mirkwood?
(a) They are more interested in getting across it.
(b) It looks poisonous and unhealthy.
(c) Beorn had warned them that the water was enchanted.
(d) It flows too fast to be safe if they stand on the brink and try to fill their waterskins.

15. What cooking method do the trolls decide on first of all before Gandalf stirs up the argument again?
(a) Mincing them and boiling them.
(b) Roasting the dwarves slowly.
(c) Mincing them and making them into pies.
(d) Sitting on them and squashing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the dwarves glad to be captured by the elves (at first)?

2. What do the goblins use to beat time while they sing?

3. What was the name of the town of Men that was under the shadow of the Lonely Mountain until the dragon came and destroyed it?

4. What is another name for the Dwarves' New Year?

5. What animals set up the dinner table and light the lamps in Beorn's hall?

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