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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a hazard that needs to be avoided in the path leading to Rivendell?
(a) Deceptively green bogs.
(b) Steep slopes and deep ravines.
(c) A very narrow bridge over a swift-flowing stream.
(d) Avalanches and rock falls.

2. What is the other name for Rivendell?
(a) The Hidden Valley.
(b) The Valley of the Elves.
(c) The Last Homely House.
(d) The Edge of the Wild.

3. What cooking method do the trolls decide on first of all before Gandalf stirs up the argument again?
(a) Mincing them and boiling them.
(b) Roasting the dwarves slowly.
(c) Sitting on them and squashing them.
(d) Mincing them and making them into pies.

4. What does Bilbo's handwriting look like?
(a) Flowing and beautiful.
(b) Cunning and cryptic.
(c) Crabbed and rather clumsy.
(d) Thin and spidery.

5. What does Elrond dislike about dwarves?
(a) Their long beards.
(b) Their love of gold.
(c) Their singing.
(d) Their cruelty and wickedness towards dragons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the map that Gandalf gives to Thorin?

2. What is the English translation for the names of the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) that Thorin and Gandalf now own?

3. What type of bird is named in the moon-letters on the map?

4. What sort of drink does Gandalf ask Bilbo to get him in Chapter 1?

5. What was the name of Bilbo's mother?

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