Tolkien & The Hobbit, Chapter 1

What is the setting for the first chapter?

• Thorin's house
•  Hobbiton
• The Shire
•  Bilbo's home

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What does everyone know about hobbits?

• They don't like to live under ground.
• They never do anything unexpected or go on adventures.
• They are generally slender.
• They are very greedy.

Who initially invites Bilbo on the adventure?

• Thorin
• Dori and Nori
•  Belladonna Took
• Gandalf

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What are the two sides of Bilbo's family?

•  The Baggins and Smalls
• The Baggins and Forests
• The Baggins and Hills
• The Baggins and Tooks

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What is Bilbo's first response to being invited to the journey

• Yes, thank you!
• No, thank you!
  No, thank you!
• I'm not sure.
•  I need more information.I need more information.

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What job do the dwarves want to hire Bilbo for?

• Dragon slayer
• Tracker
  
• Burglar
• Cook

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Who is the leader of the dwarves?

• Bilbo
• Dwalin
• Gandalf
• Thorin

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What does Bilbo do that concerns the dwarves?

• He runs out of food.

• He fell on the floor and cried out "struck by lightning!"

• He doesn't know anything about maps.

• He falls and hurts himself.

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Who is the following quote describing? "All that the unsuspecting Bilbo saw that morning was an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down..." (Tolkien 4).

• Bilbo

• A dwarf

• Gandalf

• None of the above

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Where was J.R.R. Tolkien born?

• Great Britain

• Australia

• South Africa

• South America