Question 1

He considered confessing the secret of his treasure to the Elvenking.

Accepted Answer

Thorin

Answer

Bilbo

Answer

Bombur

Answer

Balin

Question 2

How did Bilbo get the idea to put the dwarves in the barrels?

Accepted Answer

When he went outside the palace and into the woods, he overheard the king's servants talking about how wine and other goods traveled from the kingdom to the Lake of the Men.

Answer

He observed what happened to the barrels when they were emptied.

Answer

He overheard the guards talking about them.

Answer

The she-elf, Tauriel, gave the idea to Kili, who then passed along the information to Bilbo.

Question 3

How did “luck” help Bilbo in chapter 9?

Accepted Answer

He followed the guards to the wine barrels, where they got drunk, which

allowed Bilbo to steal the keys.

Answer

Gandalf’s magic helped guide Bilbo on how to escape

Answer

Bilbo found the keys on the floor.

Answer

A guard, who discovered Bilbo hiding in a corner, took pity on him.

Question 4

What was the dwarves initial reaction to Bilbo’s plan?

Accepted Answer

They were unhappy about being packed into barrels.

Answer

They thanked him for coming up with such a great idea.

Answer

They celebrated that they would be escaping by getting drunk on the wine in the barrels.

Answer

None of the above

Question 5

Which one of these is NOT an elves’ weakness that led to the dwarves and Bilbo

escaping?

Accepted Answer

The elven prince and a she-elf helped them escape without the other elves knowing.

Answer

The elves were not closely watching the prisoners.

Answer

The elves threw the barrels in even though they felt heavy.

Answer

The head guard go drunk and fell asleep

Question 6

What is the flaw in Bilbo's escape plan?

Accepted Answer

He was the last adventurer remaining to be placed in a barrel -- nobody could help him into one

Answer

He had asked Gandalf to not to interfere with the journey

Answer

There were no more barrels for Bilbo

Answer

Somewhere along the way, he lost Sting

Question 7

True or False: Goblins attacked the dwarves and Bilbo as they rode down the river away

from Mirkwood.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 8

This description of Lonely Mountain is using what type of figurative language?

“All alone it rose and looked across the marshes to the forest.”

Accepted Answer

personification

Answer

simile

Answer

metaphor

Answer

irony

Question 9

Lake-town is inhabited by...

Accepted Answer

Human Men

Answer

Armies of Goblins

Answer

Herds of Wargs

Answer

Ancestors of the Eagles

Question 10

Which is not a cause of excitement in Lake-town when Thorin announces himself....

Accepted Answer

He told them they were prisoners of the Wood-elves.

Answer

He told them that he was son of Thrain.

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

He told them he was in search of Smaug to recapture the mountain.

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