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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 dwarves of the Iron Hills.
(c) The goblins of the Misty Mountains.
(d) The King of the Wood Elves.

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

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

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

5. 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) Using pickaxes to break through the stone.
(c) Beating on the stone and pushing at the cliff face.
(d) Reciting spells that can open locked doors.

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

7. What treasures are placed on Thorin's body and/or tomb when he is buried?
(a) The crown that had been his grandfather's.
(b) A golden statue of Smaug.
(c) The Arkenstone and the sword Orcrist.
(d) The shield and sword he carried in his last battle.

8. Apart from the dragon, what other animals live inside the Lonely Mountain?
(a) Snails
(b) Bats
(c) Spiders
(d) Nothing

9. Who killed Bolg, the goblin cheiftan?
(a) Beorn in bear's shape.
(b) Thorin, who got his death-wound fighting single-handed against Bolg.
(c) Bard the Bowman.
(d) Gandalf, who called down lightning.

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

11. 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) 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.
(c) The bridges are the only part of the town that is vulnerable to dragon-fire.
(d) They are attempting to fool the dragon into thinking they have left the town.

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

13. 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 arrows either bounce off his scales and diamond encrusted underbelly, or he incinerates them with his fiery breath.
(d) The wind from Smaug's wings makes all the arrows miss their targets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes the cram that the dwarves and Bilbo eat while camping at Ravenhill?

2. What is the name of the hill close to where the dwarves and Bilbo make their first camp approaching the Lonely Mountain?

3. What unexpected news does Bilbo give the elves and Lakemen?

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. What is the full name of the grim-faced man who habitually predicts disasters like floods and poisoned fish?

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