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hobbit study guide Flashcards

1
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what are runes

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a code

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2
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decipher the message on the map located under the pointing hand

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five feet high the door and three may walk abreast

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3
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explain the difference between a goblin and a hobgoblin

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a hobgoblin is simply a larger form of a goblin

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4
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who is bilbo Baggins?

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Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit

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5
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Give a brief description of a hobbit

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A hobbit is usually stout, has brown hair, has no beard, and wears bright colors

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6
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discuss the significance of the name Belladonna

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it means beautiful lady in italian

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7
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what did Gandalf claim to be looking for when he arrived on Bilbo’s doorstep

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a person to share in an adventure that he is arranging

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what does Gandalf do with the spike on his staff just before leaving Bilbo’s home

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He makes a mark on Bilbo’s door

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9
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who began to arrive at Bilbo’s home the next day for tea

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the dwarves and Gandalf

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10
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Give proof that Gandalf has knocked very hard on Bilbo’s front door

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all of the dwarves stat to show up at Bilbo’s home

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11
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List all the instruments the dwarves used to accompany their songs.

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fiddles, flutes, drum, clarinetes, violas, harp

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12
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what indication is there that thorin is the leader of the dwarves

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Gandalf says that thorin is very important

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13
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Explain why Bilbo lets out a horrible shriek, and begins to shake like jelly

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the dwarves say that he night not come back alive

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14
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What does Gandalf threaten to do if the assembled dwarves refuse to accept his choice of Bilbo Baggins as the fourteenth man for their expedition

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make them go back to coal mining

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15
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according to thorin what has happened to his families wealth

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it was all stolen by smaug the dragon

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16
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what evidence is there that bilbo baggins has’nt just been dreaming about a party

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when he wakes up his house is a mess

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17
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what indication is there in the note left by thorin and company that the adventure or quest may proveto be perilous

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The note states that funeral expenses for Bilbo will be defrayed if necessary. ?

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18
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who do the dwarves notice has gone missing

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Gandalf

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19
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describe what Bilbo Baggins sees as he approaches the red light

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troll arguing with each other

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20
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Explain the humor in the expression “I… cook better than I cook.”

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Bilbo can cook better meals , than being cooked himself .

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21
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Explain what happens to the dwarves as they come to bilbo’s aid

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they get captured by the trolls

22
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how does gandalf use his powers on bert and tom and william

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He makes his voice sound like theirs and makes them argue with each other

23
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how did gandalf finally manage to open the big stone door leading to the troll’s cave

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a key

24
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what did gandalf and thorin take from the cave

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a sword

25
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according to gandalf what lay hidden somewhere not too far ahead of the travelers

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Gandalf informed the adventurers that the fair valley of Rivendell, home to Elrond, lay not too far ahead.

26
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who is Elrond

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The elf ruler the chief elf

27
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explain moon letters

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moon letters can only be seen when the moon has the same shape and is in the same season as when they were written.

28
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What is durins day

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Durin’s Day is the first day of the last moon of the Autumn just before Winter or the first day of the dwarves’ New Year.

29
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explan how the dwarves and the hobbit were able to find there way up the treacherous mountain

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Elrond had told them about the trails and knows a lot about them

30
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what did tolkien mean by a thunder-battle

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The author simply meant that a thunder-battle occurred when two fierce storms collided.

31
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describe what the stone giants were doing

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throwing rocks at each other for sport

32
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what indication is there that the cave might not be safe

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fili and kili didn’t get a good look at the cave only a few second glance

33
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summarize bilbo’s dream that evening

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Bilbo dreamt that an expanding crack had appeared in the rear wall of the cave. As the floor collapsed he began sliding down into some unknown place.

34
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why was it fortunate that bilbo had accompanied the dwarves into the cave

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When Bilbo sensed danger he managed to let out a yell which warned Gandalf of the impending threat from the goblins.

35
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what happened when the crack in the wall snapped shut

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When the crack in the wall snapped shut, the dwarves and Bilbo found themselves on the wrong side of the wall.

36
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explain how the horses, ponies an donkeys all disappeared

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they entered the goblins lair and the goblins ate them

37
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why were the great goblin and many of his soldiers upset when they saw thorins sword

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the sword was called biter and had killed many goblins the goblins hated the sword and anyone who withheld it.

38
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who came to the rescue of the dwarves and what weapon did they use

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Gandalf and he used his sword called the glamdring the foehammer

39
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what happened to bilbo at the end of this chapter

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he hit his head on a rock and blacked out/fainted

40
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why was bilbo so frightened when he gained consciousness

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The hobbit wasn’t sure what was happening as he was unable to see, hear or feel anything at first.

41
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what does bilbo find as he crawls blindly across the floor

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a ring

42
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why was bilbo comforted by his dagger or small sword

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it was made for the goblin wars in gondolin and the goblins are affraid of it

43
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how was bilbo able to see in the darkness

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his sword glowed

44
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why was bilbo so reluctant to wade in the water

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bilbo didn’t know how to swim and he thinks creatures live in the lake that could hurt him or eat him

45
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who is gollum and where does he live

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Gollum is a strange creature that lives in the darkness on a slimy island of rock in the middle of the underground lake.

46
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explain the basic rules of the riddle game

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If Gollum loses he must lead Bilbo to safety but if he wins he gets to eat the hobbit.

47
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explain the power of gollums ring

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it turns you invisible in the dark, but if you wear it in light it only produces your shadow

48
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why did gollum hurry right past bilbo

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he couldn’t see him because bilbo was wearing the ring

49
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explain how gollum unexpectedly aids the hobbit in his escape

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Gollum thinks that Bilbo has gone on ahead and unknowingly leads the hobbit to the exit.

50
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why are the goblins reluctant to pursue bilbo baggins once he is outside

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The goblins have a strong aversion to sunlight as it makes their legs wobbly and their heads giddy.

51
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what did bilbo baggins intend to do if he was unable to find Gandalf or the dwarves

A

Go back in the goblins cave and look for them

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