The Hobbit Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 194 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Hobbit Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 194 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many goblins grab Bilbo?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) None - Bilbo escapes.
(d) Thirty.

2. What do the goblins use to beat time while they sing?
(a) Hammers and tongs.
(b) Drums and gongs.
(c) Cymbals and tamborines.
(d) Footsteps and whips.

3. What animals does Bilbo sense as he wanders through the dark tunnels in Chapter 5?
(a) Bats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Fish.
(d) None - the goblins have eaten everything alive.

4. What weapons do the Wood Elves use when they take the dwarves prisoner?
(a) Swords and daggers.
(b) They freeze the dwarves with their magical powers.
(c) Bows and spears.
(d) Whips and clubs.

5. What is Thorin considering doing when he learns that the other dwarves are also in prison with him?
(a) Promising the Elvenking a share of the treasure.
(b) Telling the Elvenking about the quest and the treasure.
(c) Swearing to become a slave of the elves for the rest of his life.
(d) Committing suicide.

6. What type of bird is named in the moon-letters on the map?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A thrush.
(d) A raven.

7. What musical instrument does Thorin Oakenshield play?
(a) A fiddle.
(b) A harp.
(c) A flute.
(d) A clarinet.

8. What is the answer to Bilbo's first riddle?
(a) A mountain.
(b) Teeth.
(c) White horses.
(d) The wind.

9. Where were Glamdring and Orcrist originally forged?
(a) In Rivendell itself.
(b) In Thror's kingdom that was destroyed by the dragon.
(c) In the Mines of Moria.
(d) In the ancient elvish kingdom of Gondolin.

10. Which troll catches Bilbo in Chapter 2?
(a) Tom.
(b) William.
(c) All three of them.
(d) Bert.

11. What is the goblin name for Thorin's sword?
(a) Thunderbolt.
(b) Murderer.
(c) Beater.
(d) Biter.

12. Which dwarves are the best at lighting fires?
(a) Kili and Fili.
(b) Bifur and Bofur.
(c) Oin and Gloin.
(d) Nori and Ori.

13. What reward do the dwarves give to the eagles at the end of the adventures?
(a) Specially designed spurs of steel that will help them fight agains the goblins better.
(b) A wagon load of silver and gold.
(c) A magnificent necklace set with rubies and emeralds.
(d) A golden crown for the Lord of Eagles and golden collars for his fifteen chieftans.

14. After they have defeated the spiders, who do the adventurers discover is missing?
(a) Bombur.
(b) Thorin.
(c) Kili.
(d) Dwalin.

15. What special ability does Beorn have?
(a) He can hunt any animal alive with his bare hands.
(b) He can change from a man into a black bear.
(c) He can lift rocks as big as the Carrock.
(d) He can handle bees without being stung.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilbo think the eagles will do to him at first?

2. What is Beorn doing when Gandalf and Bilbo arrive at his house?

3. Which pair of dwarves are the youngest?

4. What light are the adventurers using to guide them inside the tunnels in Chapter 4?

5. What first alerts the Lord of the Eagles to the events in the wood?

(see the answer keys)

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