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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacks first and starts the war over the dragon gold?
(a) The dwarves.
(b) The goblins and wargs.
(c) The elves.
(d) The Lakemen.

2. Why does Bombur choose to stay below and guard the ponies in Chapter 11?
(a) He is very fond of the ponies and doesn't want to leave them behind.
(b) He thinks he is too fat for the ropes and that he will get dizzy or trip on the path.
(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.

3. What did Smaug meet in his nightmare before he wakes up?
(a) A bigger, stronger dragon wanting to steal his hoard.
(b) Thieves stealing from his hoard.
(c) An army of archers.
(d) A brave warrior with a sword.

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

5. What happened to Thorin's sword Orcrist?
(a) It had fallen off and become lost while the Eagles were rescuing the adventurers from the wargs and goblins.
(b) It had become hopelessly rusty in the trip down the river.
(c) Nothing - Thorin uses it to enhance his kingly apperance when he presents himself to the Master of Laketown.
(d) The King of the Wood Elves took it from Thorin when he was made prisoner.

6. What mistaken belief is held by the younger people of Laketown?
(a) They believe that the dragon is harmless and even friendly.
(b) They believe that Thorin is not the rightful King Under the Mountain.
(c) They believe that the dragon does not exist.
(d) They believe that the river will flow with gold once the King Under the Mountain returns.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. In Chapter 16, who does Bilbo deal with and offer his share of the treasure to, along with the Arkenstone?
(a) The Elvish High Council.
(b) Gandalf and Bard.
(c) Bard and the King of the Wood Elves.
(d) Bard and the Master.

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

13. Why can Bard understand the speech of the thrush?
(a) The thrush spoke Bard's native language.
(b) He has studied the language of birds and is used to it.
(c) His ancestors came from Dale, where the people had the power of understanding the speech of birds.
(d) It was a special, magical thrush that could make any human that spoke to it understand.

14. What unexpected news does Bilbo give the elves and Lakemen?
(a) Dain from the Iron Hills is coming to Thorin's aid.
(b) The goblins are on their way to take the treasure.
(c) Thorin is weakening and is prepared to share.
(d) Smaug had a mate who is still alive inside the mountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bard astonished when the thrush lands on his shoulder?

2. What is the other name for the Arkenstone?

3. What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills wear that is their special technological secret?

4. How high is the doorway that leads into the secret tunnel in Chapter 11?

5. What does Bilbo manage to steal from Smaug in Chapter 12?

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