WorksheetsThe Hobbit Chapter 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What interaction did Thorin and company have with the stone giants?
a)
They saw the stone giants fighting far off down the valley
b)
They almost got killed by them
c)
Some of the dwarves rode on the legs of the stone giants
d)
They almost got crushed by rocks the giants were throwing
2.
How did the goblins capture Bilbo and the dwarves?
a)
There was a trap door in the floor of the cave
b)
They followed them into the cave and drug them out the front entrance
c)
There were no goblins that came
d)
A crack in the back of the cave opened into a secret doorway
3.
Who did the goblins NOT catch in the cave?
a)
Bilbo
b)
Thorin
c)
Gandalf
d)
Kili and Fili
4.
Make an inference as to what happened to the ponies
a)
They got scared by the goblins and ran home to the elves
b)
They ran out of the cave and are roaming free in the mountains
c)
The goblins kept them to ride them
d)
The goblins ate them
5.
What name did the goblins give to Thorin's sword? Instead of "Goblin Cleaver" they called it:
a)
Chopper
b)
Slicer
c)
Biter
d)
Stabber
6.
Who killed the great goblin king?
a)
Thorin killed him on a bridge right before they escaped
b)
Gandalf killed him in the dark
c)
Bilbo killed him with his sword, Sting
d)
Oin and Gloin thumped him on the head with a war hammer.
7.
What did the goblins call Gandalf's sword? Instead of "Foehammer," they called it:
a)
Sledgehammer
b)
Goblin Poker
c)
Cutter
d)
Beater
8.
What happened to Bilbo at the very end of the chapter?
a)
He was the only one that survived
b)
He got knocked out when he hit is head on a rock
c)
He killed a few goblins and got away
d)
He woke up, and it was all a dream
9.
Why does the expedition take shelter in the cave?
a)
It's cold and snowing and they are trying not to freeze.
b)
It's very hot and the cave provides cool shade.
c)
It's storming and giants are throwing rocks.
d)
There is a bad storm and the lightning could cause an avalanche.
10.
Why isn't Gandalf captured?
a)
He hides behind some rocks in the cave.
b)
He uses magic to kill the goblins around him and disappears.
c)
He runs out of the cave and hides before the goblins see him.
d)
He is too big for the goblins to restrain.
11.
What do goblins usually do with their human prisoners?
a)
Use them as slaves.
b)
Cook them up and eat them.
c)
Make them fight each other.
d)
Use them as soldiers.
12.
We have learned characterization through songs about which three races?
a)
Dwarves, Elves, goblins
b)
Orcs, Dwarves, Humans
c)
Elves, Dwarves, Ents
d)
Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits
13.
Who found the cave in Chapter 4?
a)
Bifur, Bofur and Bombur.
b)
Gandalf and Bilbo
c)
Balin and Dwalin
d)
Fili and Kili
14.
What do the goblins use to beat time while they sing?
a)
Hammers and tongs.
b)
Footsteps and whips.
c)
Cymbals and tamborines
d)
Drums and gongs.
15.
Who carries Bilbo at first as they try to escape from the mines after Gandalf kills the Great Goblin?
a)
Dori
b)
Dwalin
c)
Nori
d)
Ori
16.
What is obviously magical about Gandalf's sword Glamdring (Foe-hammer)?
a)
It burns blue when goblins are nearby.
b)
It cannot be taken out of the owner's hand unless the owner is killed.
c)
It becomes invisible when the owner is in danger.
d)
It emits a high-pitched screeching sound when it kills goblins.
17.
What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?
a)
A torch dropped by a goblin when Thorin killed one.
b)
The magical glow on Gandalf's staff.
c)
A strange green glow given off by Gandalf's smoke rings.
d)
The magical light given off by Orcrist and Glamdring when goblins are nearby.
18.
What kind of story is this?
a)
Fantasy
b)
Horror
c)
Romance
d)
nonfiction
19.
Why is Rivendell hard to find?
a)
It's really high up on one of the mountains.
b)
It's hidden down in a valley.
c)
It's in a fortress that is hard to enter.
d)
It's surrounded by a swamp.
20.
What is the best definition of shirk?
a)
To avoid work or obligation
b)
ironing your clothes
c)
difficult work
d)
this stinking quiz
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