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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Roac give to Thorin about the Lakemen?
(a) To trust Bard, and to share the treasure with them.
(b) To trust all of them, especially the Master.
(c) To attack first before the elf army arrives.
(d) Not to trust any of them, as they want to steal the gold.

2. How does Bilbo know that the gem he stumbles across is the Arkenstone?
(a) He does not know it is the Arkenstone at all and fails to recognize it.
(b) Bilbo recognizes it from Thorin's description.
(c) It is written in letters of gold across one of the facets of the stone.
(d) He hears the ghost of a long-dead dwarf whisper its name to him as he picks it up.

3. How does Thorin learn that Bilbo was the one who gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking?
(a) Bilbo confesses to giving it to them.
(b) A raven who saw Bilbo going to the camp tells him.
(c) Thorin finds Bilbo's distinctive footprints leading out of the stronghold.
(d) Bard tells Thorin where he got the Arkenstone from.

4. What does the Master believe about Thorin and his company at first?
(a) That they are frauds.
(b) That Thorin is the true King Under the Mountain.
(c) That Thorin will be a worthy ally and trade partner.
(d) That Thorin will be killed by the dragon.

5. 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) The King of the Wood Elves.
(b) The dwarves of the Iron Hills.
(c) Beorn and the woodsmen who hunt the Wargs.
(d) The goblins of the Misty Mountains.

6. What phase of the moon is showing when Bilbo realizes that Durin's Day has come and they can find the keyhole?
(a) A full moon.
(b) A waning crescent.
(c) A half moon.
(d) A new moon.

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

8. What do the dwarves of the Iron Hills wear that is their special technological secret?
(a) Flexible mail trousers or hose.
(b) Helmets made of mithril.
(c) Seven-league boots that help them cover long distances quickly.
(d) Knee-length hauberks of stainless steel.

9. 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 does not believe that Bilbo and the others have really found the secret door.
(c) He thinks he is too fat for the ropes and that he will get dizzy or trip on the path.
(d) He lost a bet and had to go on guard duty as a result.

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

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

12. How old is Roac the raven?
(a) 135.
(b) 300.
(c) 153.
(d) We are not told.

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

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

15. What does Bilbo deduce from seeing the smoke and steam issuing from the Front Gate?
(a) That the dragon is alive.
(b) That the dragon has set himself on fire.
(c) That the dragon is getting ready to come out and eat them.
(d) That the dragon is watching them from the side of the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skills or interests does the Master have that have made him the ruler of Laketown?

2. Who killed Bolg, the goblin cheiftan?

3. Why do most of the arrows shot at Smaug have no effect on him?

4. What is the most common building material used in Laketown?

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

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