The Hobbit: Ch. 1-9 Quizizz

What point of view is The Hobbit written in?

• Third-person, omniscient.

• First person.

• Second person.

• Third-person, limited.

Who is the protagonist of our story?

• Gandalf, a wizard.

• Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit.

• Thorin, a dwarf.

• Bungo Baggins, a hobbit.

Who visits and promises an adventure?

• Kili and Fili, the youngest dwarves.

• Gandalf, a wizard.

• Thorin, a dwarf.

• Belladonna, a hobbit.

How many dwarves arrive at Bilbo Baggins' house and go on this adventure?

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 7

Thorin tells the tragic story of why the dwarves need Bilbo Baggins to help them on their quest. Which summary closely matches Thorin's?

• Their mines collapsed and killed their families, leaving them as orphans.

• The humans made a neighboring town and grew to hate the dwarves, running them off.

• A princess was hidden in their home, but she married and forced them to leave.

• A dragon heard of their riches at their mines and took over their castle in the Lonely Mountain, killing everyone it could and hoarding their treasures.

After Thorin tells Bilbo the dwarves' story, he asks Bilbo to...

• join their adventure as a burglar, coming along to sneak into their old home.

• join their adventure to take notes and write a story about their trip.

• join their adventure as a goblin slayer, coming along to provide extra protection.

• join their adventure as entertainment and help keep them jolly.

What is the goal of the adventure in the story?

• To get Bilbo back home before his mother, Belladonna, so he can have tea and cakes before dinner.

• To go and fight a dragon that took over a human's village three hundred years ago.

• To reach the Lonely Mountain on Durin's Day, access the castle, and take back the dwarves' home from the dragon, Smaug.

• To destroy the ring that Bilbo finds, hoping no evil can use its powers ever again.

What were the most important things the dwarves, Gandalf, and Bilbo find in the cave after defeating the mountain trolls in chapter 2?

• "There were bones on the floor and a nasty smell in the air.."

• "...there was a good deal of food jumbled carelessly on shelves and on the ground.."

• "There were lots of clothes, too, hanging on the walls-- too small for trolls.."

• "..several swords of various makes, shapes, and sizes."

What do we discover about the weapons Gandalf and Thorin find? 

• Elrond, the elf, tell them that they have found Orcrist, and Glamdring. Both weapons were made by high elves and were used in a war against Goblins.

• Thorin, the dwarf, tells them that the dwarves had royal black smiths to make these weapons to fight against Smaug.

• Gandalf, the wizard, tells them that a necromancer had created magical weapons and rings that were lost around Middle Earth.

• Elrond, the elf, tells them that the goblins made Orcrist and Glamdring to use against the high elves in a war.

What line from the story can we use to infer that Gollum is a hobbit?

• "Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature."

• "..Gollum brought up memories of ages and ages and ages before, when he lived with his grandmother in a hole in a bank by a river.."

• "But these ordinary aboveground everyday sort of riddles were tiring for him."

• "He paddled it with large feet dangling over the side, but never a ripple did he make."