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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Bard the Bowman give to the Elvenking?
(a) The emeralds that had belonged to King Girion of Dale.
(b) The rubies that had belonged to Bard's ancestors.
(c) A chest full of diamonds.
(d) All the crowns that could be found in Smaug's treasure.

2. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
(a) Smag has a magic of his own that makes him invulnerable.
(b) The wind from Smaug's wings makes all the arrows miss their targets.
(c) The arrows either bounce off his scales and diamond encrusted underbelly, or he incinerates them with his fiery breath.
(d) Smaug flies so high and fast that no arrows can reach him.

3. What does Bilbo manage to steal from Smaug in Chapter 12?
(a) A necklace of rubies.
(b) A golden cup.
(c) A sharp sword.
(d) A pocketful of gold coins.

4. Which dwarf is not present on the Doorstep when the door is finally opened?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Gloin.
(c) Balin.
(d) Thorin.

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

6. In Chapter 12, who volunteers to come some of the way down the tunnel with Bilbo?
(a) Kili.
(b) Balin.
(c) Thorin.
(d) Fili.

7. For whom was the armor Bilbo is rewarded with in Chapter 13 originally made?
(a) Thorin when he was younger.
(b) The bride of the King Under the Mountain.
(c) Bullroarer Took as a reward for killing the goblin chieftain.
(d) A young elf prince.

8. How do the dwarves manage to obtain three ponies in Chapter 15?
(a) They capture and tame wild ponies that were living in the area.
(b) Bilbo steals the ponies off the Lakemen using his magic ring.
(c) Dain from the Iron Hills sends the ponies to help Thorin.
(d) They find that three of the ponies escaped from the dragon and were wandering down the river.

9. Who makes the cram that the dwarves and Bilbo eat while camping at Ravenhill?
(a) The Lake-men.
(b) Beorn.
(c) The dwarves, using an ancient and secret recipe.
(d) The Wood Elves.

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

11. In Chapter 14, qho does Bard ask for help in making sure that the refugees from Laketown have food and shelter to help them through the oncoming winter?
(a) The goblins of the Misty Mountains.
(b) The King of the Wood Elves.
(c) Beorn and the woodsmen who hunt the Wargs.
(d) The dwarves of the Iron Hills.

12. 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) 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.
(b) Talk to the thrushes and see if they know the secret of opening the door.
(c) Go back to Laketown and ask for more supplies and weapons.
(d) Go into the mountain through the Front Gate using his magic ring.

13. Why is Bilbo unhappy during their stay in Laketown?
(a) He is suspicious about the possible motives of the Master.
(b) He does not like the food that the Lake-men offer them.
(c) He still wishes he was back in his hobbit-hole.
(d) He has a bad cold.

14. 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 fallen off and become lost while the Eagles were rescuing the adventurers from the wargs and goblins.
(c) It had become hopelessly rusty in the trip down the river.
(d) The King of the Wood Elves took it from Thorin when he was made prisoner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Bilbo drop his torch after finding the Arkenstone?

2. Who killed Bolg, the goblin cheiftan?

3. What colors is Smaug?

4. Which of the following does Thorin not threaten to do to Bilbo in Chapter 17?

5. What does Bilbo deduce from seeing the smoke and steam issuing from the Front Gate?

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