hobbit study guide

Question 1

what are runes

Answer 1

a code

Question 2

decipher the message on the map located under the pointing hand

Answer 2

five feet high the door and three may walk abreast

Question 3

explain the difference between a goblin and a hobgoblin

Answer 3

a hobgoblin is simply a larger form of a goblin

Question 4

who is bilbo Baggins?

Answer 4

Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit

Question 5

Give a brief description of a hobbit

Answer 5

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

Question 6

discuss the significance of the name Belladonna

Answer 6

it means beautiful lady in italian

Question 7

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

Answer 7

a person to share in an adventure that he is arranging

Question 8

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

Answer 8

He makes a mark on Bilbo’s door

Question 9

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

Answer 9

the dwarves and Gandalf

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

fiddles, flutes, drum, clarinetes, violas, harp

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Gandalf says that thorin is very important

Question 13

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

Answer 13

the dwarves say that he night not come back alive

Question 14

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

Answer 14

make them go back to coal mining

Question 15

according to thorin what has happened to his families wealth

Answer 15

it was all stolen by smaug the dragon

Question 16

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

Answer 16

when he wakes up his house is a mess

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

who do the dwarves notice has gone missing

Answer 18

Gandalf

Question 19

describe what Bilbo Baggins sees as he approaches the red light

Answer 19

troll arguing with each other

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Bilbo can cook better meals , than being cooked himself .

Question 21

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

Answer 21

they get captured by the trolls

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

a key

Question 24

what did gandalf and thorin take from the cave

Answer 24

a sword

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

who is Elrond

Answer 26

The elf ruler the chief elf

Question 27

explain moon letters

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is durins day

Answer 28

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.

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

what did tolkien mean by a thunder-battle

Answer 30

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

Question 31

describe what the stone giants were doing

Answer 31

throwing rocks at each other for sport

Question 32

what indication is there that the cave might not be safe

Answer 32

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

Question 33

summarize bilbo's dream that evening

Answer 33

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.

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

what happened when the crack in the wall snapped shut

Answer 35

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

Question 36

explain how the horses, ponies an donkeys all disappeared

Answer 36

they entered the goblins lair and the goblins ate them

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Gandalf and he used his sword called the glamdring the foehammer

Question 39

what happened to bilbo at the end of this chapter

Answer 39

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

Question 40

why was bilbo so frightened when he gained consciousness

Answer 40

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

Question 41

what does bilbo find as he crawls blindly across the floor

Answer 41

a ring

Question 42

why was bilbo comforted by his dagger or small sword

Answer 42

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

Question 43

how was bilbo able to see in the darkness

Answer 43

his sword glowed

Question 44

why was bilbo so reluctant to wade in the water

Answer 44

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

Question 45

who is gollum and where does he live

Answer 45

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

Question 46

explain the basic rules of the riddle game

Answer 46

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

Question 47

explain the power of gollums ring

Answer 47

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

Question 48

why did gollum hurry right past bilbo

Answer 48

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

Question 49

explain how gollum unexpectedly aids the hobbit in his escape

Answer 49

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

Question 50

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

Answer 50

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

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Go back in the goblins cave and look for them