The Hobbit - Chapters 1-6

What was the ultimate goal of the dwarves?

• To take their home (Erebor) back from the dragon Smaug

• To steal back gold that was taken by the elves

• To kill the goblins that killed Thorin's father

What does Bilbo find in the tunnel?

• a necklace

• a shoe

• a ring

• a sword

Who is the creature that Bilbo discovers at the underground lake?

• Gollum

• Gandalf

• Thorin

• Smaug

What does Gollum tell Bilbo he will do if Bilbo wins the riddle game?

• Show him the way out of the cave

• Allow him to live

• Eat him

• Kill him

How does Bilbo get away from Gollum when Gollum figures out that he has his ring?

• he runs

• he knocks him out

• he puts on the ring

• he passes gas like Pumba in the Lion King

How does Bilbo escape the cave?

• By using the ring to slip by Gollum and the Goblins

• By using his sword to fight the Goblins off

• By following the sounds of the dwarves' voices

• Gandalf saves him at the last minute

What creatures force Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves up a tree?

• Wargs

• Goblins

• Trolls

• Orcs

How does the forest catch on fire in Chapter 6?

• A dead tree is hit by summer lightning.

• Gandalf lights the fire to attract the attention of the eagles.

• The goblins light it deliberately to kill the adventurers.

• The wargs spread it accidentally after Gandalf sets their coats on fire.

What are "Wargs"?

• evil wolves

• evil goblins

• evil wizards

• evil dwarves

What does Bilbo not tell the dwarves about his adventures inside the tunnels? 

• That his little sword is an elvish blade like Glamdring and Orcrist.
  
• that he had pity on Gollum and did not kill him when he had the chance.
  
• That he now has a ring that makes him invisible when he puts it on. 
• That Gollum wanted to eat him if he lost the riddle contest.