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WorksheetsHobbit Study Guide
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
Beorn has the ability to shape shift into what kind of creature?
What is the name of the forest that Bilbo and the dwarves enter?
Mirkwood
Riverdale
The Shire
Dale
What is the name of the creature Bilbo encounters in the goblin caves?
Gandalf
Beorn
Smaug
Gollum
What is the name of the anatagonist of the novel?
Smaug
Smeagol
Bard
Elrond
How many armies fight in the war at the end of the Hobbit?
1
3
5
7
How many dwarves accompany Bilbo and Gandalf on the adventure?
10
12
13
14
How much of the dragon's gold hoard was Bilbo promised in return for his service as a burglar?
1/14
1/12
1/13
none
How many riddles does Gollum and Bilbo ask?
1
3
5
none
Who is the first dwarf to come to Bilbo's door at the beginning of the story?
Balin
Thorin
Fili
Dwalin
Click all the titles that Bilbo gives to Smaug when they first meet.
"Smaug the Tremendous"
"Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities"
"Smaug the Mighty"
"Smaug the Unassessably Wealthy"
"Lord Smaug the Impenetrable"
Check all the titles that Bilbo givse himself to Smaug when they first meet.
Clue-finder
Web-cutter
Luckwearer
Barrel-rider
Stinging fly
What two sides of Bilbo’s family define much of his personality?
Took
Durin
Baggins
What is "the bravest thing Bilbo ever did"?
Bilbo kills the spider who is guarding the captured dwarfs
Bilbo challenges Gollum to battle of riddles
Bilbo proceeds to the dragon's lair, even though he can hear Smaug snoring
Bilbo leaves his quiet hobbit hole to accompany Gandalf and the dwarves on the quest
Bilbo first uses Sting to kill....
What was the ultimate goal of the dwarves?
To reclaim their homeland and their treasure from Smaug.
To go on an adventure for fun.
To help Gandalf out
To throw the ring into the volcano.
What is Slapstick?
The use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful.
A short saying that states a truth
A work of fiction that does not represent the real world.
An intervention into plot of person, force, or unexpected occurrence that resolves a seemingly impossible situation.
Crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity (slapping/fighting).
What is a Proverb?
The use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful.
A work of fiction that does not represent the real world.
A short saying that states a truth
An intervention into plot of person, force, or unexpected occurrence that resolves a seemingly impossible situation.
Crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity (slapping/fighting).
What is Fantasy?
Crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity (slapping/fighting).
An intervention into plot of person, force, or unexpected occurrence that resolves a seemingly impossible situation.
The use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful.
A work of fiction that does not represent the real world.
A short saying that states a truth
What is Deus ex Machina?
Crude comedy in which humor comes from horseplay or violent activity (slapping/fighting).
An intervention into plot of person, force, or unexpected occurrence that resolves a seemingly impossible situation.
The use of realistic elements to make literature appear truthful.
A work of fiction that does not represent the real world.
A short saying that states a truth
Who kills Smuag?
Bard
Bilbo
Thorin
What is Gandalf's role in the novel?
wizard
recruits the burglar
Bilbo's mentor
All of the above
Before his death, Thorin apologizes to Bilbo.
True
False
Bilbo returns home to find his house exactly as he left it.
True
False
Roac is important to Thorin because he
bargains with the elves, sends aid from Dain and messages from Bard.
provides aid during the final battle.
tells of the approach of the goblins/Wargs, sends aid from Dain, and bargains with the elves/men.
tells how Smaug can be killed.
Why does Bard believe his people have a claim to the treasure?
Thorin promised Lake-town part of the treasure.
Bard has the Arkenstone.
Bard killed Smaug and some the treasure was stolen from Bard's people.
All of the above
What is Smaug's weakness that ultimately causes his death?
a missing jewel in his armor missing jewel in his armor
greed
selfishness
a flaw in his escape plan
What are two things that Bilbo find/get before the war began?
Gandalf's staff and his hat
A sword and bow
The Arkenstone and the mithril armor
What did Bilbo name his book?
The Hobbit
Bilbo's Book
There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Holiday
He doesn't write a book.
What was Gandalf's last bit of advice before leaving them at Mirkwood Forest?
Don't leave me alone!
Don't smoke in the woods!
Don't forget the burglar!
Don't stray from the path!
No, thank you!
How do the dwarves feel about Bilbo at the beginning of the story?
They don't think he is right for the job.
They think he is a born leader.
They feel very confident in his tracking abilities.
They aren't sure he'll be able ride a pony.
What reveals the keyhole to the Mountain?
Luck
The setting sun light
Magic
Starlight
True or False: Bilbo gives the Arkenstone to Thorin when he finds it.
True
False
What is the name of the village/town where Bilbo lives?
The Shire
Laketown
The Lonely Mountain
Bree
What is Gollum's birthday present?
A necklace
A fish
A ring
A stick
What was Bilbo's attitude toward leaving Lake-town and going to the Lonely Mountain?
Excitement
Disappointment
Happiness
Apprehension
What does Bilbo name his sword?
Sting
Orcrist
Glamdring
Morgul-Blade
