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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can the dwarves and Bilbo reach the third camp outside the 'doorstep'?
(a) Either by a narrow path along the edge of a precipice or by ropes.
(b) On horseback.
(c) By floating along the river.
(d) Only by ropes - no other way is possible.

2. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?
(a) Smaug flies so high and fast that no arrows can reach him.
(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) Smag has a magic of his own that makes him invulnerable.

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

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

5. 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) Ravens.
(c) Thrushes.
(d) Crows.

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

7. How high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?
(a) Six feet high.
(b) We are not told.
(c) Five feet high.
(d) Three feet high.

8. What had Fili's barrel been used to carry before he escaped inside it?
(a) Butter.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Wine.
(d) Apples.

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

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

11. Which dwarves are killed in the battle or die because of wounds sustained during it?
(a) Dori, Nori and Ori.
(b) Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
(c) Thorin, Balin and Dwalin.
(d) Thorin, Fili and Kili.

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

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

14. What wound has Gandalf sustained during the Battle of the Five Armies?
(a) A bad cut to the head that required stitching.
(b) A broken arm from falling off a cliff.
(c) An undefined wound in the arm that requires him to wear a sling.
(d) Loss of half a foot when a goblin hacked it off with an axe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Bard the Bowman give to the Elvenking?

2. What type of bird brings Bilbo and the dwarves the news of the dragon's death?

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

4. Which of the following does Bard not use as a reason why the dwarves should share the treasure with the people of Laketown?

5. Why can Bard understand the speech of the thrush?

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