View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Beorn and the woodsmen who hunt the Wargs.
(b) The goblins of the Misty Mountains.
(c) The King of the Wood Elves.
(d) The dwarves of the Iron Hills.

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

4. Which of the following does Thorin not threaten to do to Bilbo in Chapter 17?
(a) Stab him with his own elvish dagger.
(b) Throw him off the cliff.
(c) Never be friends with him again.
(d) Shoot at his feet with arrows.

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

6. What does Thorin take as armor and weapons from the hoard of Smaug's treasure?
(a) Silver armour, a belt set with rubies and a black mace set with diamonds.
(b) A coat of silver mail, a helmet encrusted with diamonds and an ivory bow.
(c) A coat of gold-plated rings, an axe with a silver haft and a belt encrusted with scarlet stones.
(d) Spears with the heads inlaid with gold, an emerald-studded shield and a crown.

7. What skills or interests does the Master have that have made him the ruler of Laketown?
(a) His excellent memory and people skills.
(b) His love of old songs.
(c) His knowledge of the Elvish languages.
(d) His economic expertise.

8. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?
(a) A waning crescent.
(b) A half moon.
(c) A full moon.
(d) A new moon.

9. What does Bilbo give to the Elvenking to pay for the food and wine he stole from him?
(a) A chest of gold.
(b) His sword Sting.
(c) A necklace of silver and pearls.
(d) A crown of silver set with diamonds.

10. Who is supposed to be on watch when Bilbo steals out of the stronghold to the elves and Lakemen?
(a) Thorin.
(b) Bombur.
(c) Dwalin.
(d) Kili.

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

12. Which of the following methods do the dwarves not use in an attempt to open the secret door before the keyhole is revealed?
(a) Throwing loose rocks at the cliff face.
(b) Beating on the stone and pushing at the cliff face.
(c) Reciting spells that can open locked doors.
(d) Using pickaxes to break through the stone.

13. What does the Master believe about Thorin and his company at first?
(a) That Thorin is the true King Under the Mountain.
(b) That Thorin will be killed by the dragon.
(c) That they are frauds.
(d) That Thorin will be a worthy ally and trade partner.

14. 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) Smaug flies so high and fast that no arrows can reach him.
(c) The wind from Smaug's wings makes all the arrows miss their targets.
(d) The arrows either bounce off his scales and diamond encrusted underbelly, or he incinerates them with his fiery breath.

15. How does the Elvenking react to the sight of the Arkenstone?
(a) He is consumed by lust for the gem and is willing to renounce the rest of the treasure if he can have the Arkenstone.
(b) He rejects Bilbo's offer as treacherous and ignoble, preferring instead to fight fairly for a share of the treasure.
(c) He is unimpressed by it.
(d) He is amazed by its beauty and questions Bilbo's right to give it to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the dwarves manage to obtain three ponies in Chapter 15?

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

3. What does Bilbo most want to happen while the dwarves are preparing for a siege by the elves and Lakemen?

4. In Chapter 16, who does Bilbo deal with and offer his share of the treasure to, along with the Arkenstone?

5. In Chapter 12, who volunteers to come some of the way down the tunnel with Bilbo?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample