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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stops Bilbo from going forward in the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) Gollum catches him.
(b) He hears goblins going fishing.
(c) He comes to the edge of a subterranean lake.
(d) He blunders into a dead end.

2. What special ability does Beorn have?
(a) He can change from a man into a black bear.
(b) He can lift rocks as big as the Carrock.
(c) He can handle bees without being stung.
(d) He can hunt any animal alive with his bare hands.

3. What weather forces the adventurers to seek shelter in a cave in Chapter 4?
(a) Hail and sleet.
(b) A blizzard.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A hurricane.

4. Which troll catches Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) Bert.
(b) Tom.
(c) William.
(d) All three of them.

5. Why don't the adventurers drink from the black stream in the middle of Mirkwood?
(a) It flows too fast to be safe if they stand on the brink and try to fill their waterskins.
(b) Beorn had warned them that the water was enchanted.
(c) It looks poisonous and unhealthy.
(d) They are more interested in getting across it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which dwarf puts up the most fight when the trolls try to capture him?

2. Where were Glamdring and Orcrist originally forged?

3. What does Bilbo learn about his sword in Chapter 5?

4. 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?

5. What small creatures does Bilbo find at the top of the oak tree in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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