The Hobbit - Chapter 7 and 8 Quiz

Beorn can turn into a

• bear

• eagle

• wolf

• hobbit

How does Gandalf get Beorn to shelter the expedition?

• He introduces them two at a time and distracts Beorn with their journey's tale

• He asks Beorn politely if he will house the group for awhile

• He runs through Beorn's front door and locks Beorn outside until he agrees to house them

• He tells the dwarves to act sick and weak so Beorn will take pity on them

What happens when the dwarves reach the enchanted river crossing their path in the forest?

• The dwarves use ropes and a boat to guide them across the river.

• The dwarves sing songs that magically dam the river for a few minutes.

• They are abducted by spiders before they can find a way across.

• They all climb the trees and use the canopy above to navigate to the other side.

What causes the dwarves and Bilbo to leave the path?

• The "insect eyes" surround them and chase them off the path.

• They see a "red twinkle" in the dark and Bombur swears it's from a feast that he saw in his dreams.

• A deer jumps over the bath and the dwarves follow it with bows and arrows.

• They don't leave the path.

What does Bilbo name his Sword?

• Sting

• Biter

• Venom

• Wrath

At the end of chapter eight, who has been imprisoned by the Wood-elves of Mirkwood?

• Thorin

• Bombur

• Bilbo

• Gandalf

What is the name of the dangerous forest the group enters after leaving Beorn's home?

• Mirkwood
• Werewood
• Darkwood
• Brightwood

What happens to Thorin when the group is captured by the spiders?

• He goes missing
• He is poisoned 
• He escapes
• He is eaten

Who falls into the enchanted stream while trying to cross? 

• Thorin
• Bilbo
• Bombur
• Dori

What secret does Bilbo reveal to the rest of the party?

• That he has been hiding food from them

• That he cannot read a map

• That he is afraid of heights

• That he has a magic ring