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

Multiple Choice Questions

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 For whom was the armor Bilbo is rewarded with in Chapter 13 originally made?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

2. What type of birds inhabit the area of the mountain and valleys closest to the Front Gate?
(a) None - the dragon has eaten them all.
(b) Thrushes.
(c) Crows.
(d) Ravens.

3. What is the name of the hill close to where the dwarves and Bilbo make their first camp approaching the Lonely Mountain?
(a) Ravensdown.
(b) Ravenhill.
(c) Dale.
(d) Dragonmount.

4. Who carries the wooden casket holding the Arkenstone to the parley with Thorin?
(a) Gandalf.
(b) The Master of Laketown.
(c) An unnamed wood-elf.
(d) Bard the Bowman.

5. 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 amazed by its beauty and questions Bilbo's right to give it to him.
(d) He is unimpressed by it.

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

7. How long do the dwarves and Bilbo stay in Laketown?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) We are not told.
(d) Two days.

8. Why do the people of Lake-town destroy the bridges as a defense against the onslaught of the dragon?
(a) 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.
(b) The bridges are the only part of the town that is vulnerable to dragon-fire.
(c) The Master ordered them to do so in the hopes that his rival, Bard, would be killed.
(d) They are attempting to fool the dragon into thinking they have left the town.

9. Who finds the 'doorstep' of the secret door in Chapter 11?
(a) Bilbo, Fili and Kili.
(b) Thorin, Bilbo and Balin.
(c) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
(d) Nori, Dori and Ori.

10. 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) They find that three of the ponies escaped from the dragon and were wandering down the river.
(c) Bilbo steals the ponies off the Lakemen using his magic ring.
(d) Dain from the Iron Hills sends the ponies to help Thorin.

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

12. What type of bird brings Bilbo and the dwarves the news of the dragon's death?
(a) A crow.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A raven.
(d) A thrush.

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

14. Why does Bombur choose to stay below and guard the ponies in Chapter 11?
(a) He thinks he is too fat for the ropes and that he will get dizzy or trip on the path.
(b) He is very fond of the ponies and doesn't want to leave them behind.
(c) He lost a bet and had to go on guard duty as a result.
(d) He does not believe that Bilbo and the others have really found the secret door.

15. What does Bilbo deduce from seeing the smoke and steam issuing from the Front Gate?
(a) That the dragon is watching them from the side of the mountain.
(b) That the dragon has set himself on fire.
(c) That the dragon is alive.
(d) That the dragon is getting ready to come out and eat them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bilbo meet unexpectedly in the camp of the elves and Lakemen?

2. What does Thorin take as armor and weapons from the hoard of Smaug's treasure?

3. What is the name of Dain's father?

4. Which of the following methods do the dwarves not use in an attempt to open the secret door before the keyhole is revealed?

5. Which dwarf is not present on the Doorstep when the door is finally opened?

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