2. Why can Bard understand the speech of the thrush?
(a) The thrush spoke Bard's native language.
(b) It was a special, magical thrush that could make any human that spoke to it understand.
(c) He has studied the language of birds and is used to it.
(d) His ancestors came from Dale, where the people had the power of understanding the speech of birds.

3. How does Thorin learn that Bilbo was the one who gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking?
(a) Bard tells Thorin where he got the Arkenstone from.
(b) Thorin finds Bilbo's distinctive footprints leading out of the stronghold.
(c) Bilbo confesses to giving it to them.
(d) A raven who saw Bilbo going to the camp tells him.

4. What colors is Smaug?
(a) Green and gold.
(b) Red and gold.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Red and green.

5. How does Bilbo manage to recognize Thorin after freeing him from the barrel?
(a) By his long nose and bristling beard.
(b) By his red cloak, black boots and dark green tunic
(c) By a distinctive scar left from his encounter with Smaug in the distant past.
(d) By his blue hood with the silver tassel and by his golden chain.

6. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
(a) Nothing - Thorin uses it to enhance his kingly apperance when he presents himself to the Master of Laketown.
(b) It had become hopelessly rusty in the trip down the river.
(c) It had fallen off and become lost while the Eagles were rescuing the adventurers from the wargs and goblins.
(d) The King of the Wood Elves took it from Thorin when he was made prisoner.

7. What is the full name of the grim-faced man who habitually predicts disasters like floods and poisoned fish?
(a) Bard ap Girion.
(b) Bowman the Bard.
(c) Bard the Bowman.
(d) Bard of Esgaroth.

8. In Chapter 16, who does Bilbo deal with and offer his share of the treasure to, along with the Arkenstone?
(a) Bard and the Master.
(b) The Elvish High Council.
(c) Gandalf and Bard.
(d) Bard and the King of the Wood Elves.

9. Why is Bard astonished when the thrush lands on his shoulder?
(a) He can understand its speech.
(b) He believes the thrush is a spy of the dragon's sent to distract his aim.
(c) The thrush is the emblem on his family coat of arms.
(d) He thought all the thrushes in the area had been killed by the dragon.

10. How does Bilbo know that the gem he stumbles across is the Arkenstone?
(a) It is written in letters of gold across one of the facets of the stone.
(b) Bilbo recognizes it from Thorin's description.
(c) He hears the ghost of a long-dead dwarf whisper its name to him as he picks it up.
(d) He does not know it is the Arkenstone at all and fails to recognize it.

11. What is the name of Dain's father?
(a) Carc.
(b) Thrain.
(c) Thorin.
(d) Nain.

12. Why do the people of Lake-town destroy the bridges as a defense against the onslaught of the dragon?
(a) The Master ordered them to do so in the hopes that his rival, Bard, would be killed.
(b) They are attempting to fool the dragon into thinking they have left the town.
(c) The dragon can then only attack them from the air (which makes him vulnerable to arrows) or have his fire quenched by the cold water of the lake.
(d) The bridges are the only part of the town that is vulnerable to dragon-fire.

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

14. What is the other name for the Arkenstone?
(a) The Mountain of Light.
(b) The Heart of Darkness.
(c) The Heart of the Dragon.
(d) The Heart of the Mountain.

15. What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills wear that is their special technological secret?
(a) Flexible mail trousers or hose.
(b) Seven-league boots that help them cover long distances quickly.
(c) Helmets made of mithril.
(d) Knee-length hauberks of stainless steel.