The Hobbit, Ch. 1-2

Where do hobbits traditionally live?

• tents on the plains

• houses

• holes in the ground

• boats on canals

What is Bilbo enjoying outside his front door when Gandalf arrives?

• a book

• a pipe

• the fireworks

• a buttered crumpet

What job has Gandalf volunteered Bilbo for?

• bard

• forger

• blacksmith

• burglar

What does Gandalf point out on an old map of a great mountain?

• an undiscovered lake

• a secret entrance

• a corrie lake

• a ruined building

What does Thorin possess that will help the dwarves gain entrance to the mountain?

• a hammer

• an important jewel

• a key

• a sword

To which inn does Gandalf take Bilbo on the first morning of the quest

• The Green Dragon

• The Prancing Pony

• The Red Dragon

• The Silver Mare

As he approaches a clearing in the woods, what does Bilbo see sitting by a fire?

• three men

• three elves

• three goblins

• three trolls

What is Bilbo trying to steal from the trolls when they catch him?

• a knife

• a money purse

• a book

• some mutton

What happens to the trolls when the sun rises?

• they shrink

• they burst into flames

• they burst into song

• they turn to stone

Who helped saved Thorin and Company from the trolls?

• Bilbo

• Radagast

• Gandalf

• Smaug