The Hobbit Study Guide Questions and
Answers with solutions
What was unusual about the Tooks? - ANSWER they went on many adventures
Why did Gandalf visit Bilbo? - ANSWER he was looking for someone to adventure with him
Who was Bilbo expecting for tea? - ANSWER Gandalf
What about his uninvited guests irked Bilbo? - ANSWER he liked visitors, but liked to know them
before arrival
What effect did the dwarves' singing have on Bilbo? - ANSWER he felt it was so amazing, he
forgot everything else
State Gloin's opinion of Bilbo Baggins. - ANSWER "He looks more like a grocer than a burglar!"
Gandalf showed the dwarves something that belonged to Thorin's grandather. What was it? -
ANSWER Map of the Mountain
Identify Dale. - ANSWER old town in the valley under the shadow of the Mountain
Identify Smaug. - ANSWER a dragon who lived on the Mountain
What story did Thorin tell Bilbo? - ANSWER when in Thror's time they were driven out of the far
North
, How did Gandalf get the map and key? - ANSWER Thorin's father gave it to him to give to Thorin
before he died
Identify Azog the Goblin. - ANSWER killer of Thror in the mines of Moria
Why did Bilbo leave his Hill in such a hurry to go to the Green Dragon Inn? - ANSWER he was
late for a meeting with Thorin & Co.
What had Bilbo forgotten to bring him, and how was it remedied? - ANSWER pocket
handkerchief, hat, and money; Thorin gave him a hat and said he'll live
When did Bilbo first wish that he were back home? - ANSWER going through the Lone Lands in
bad weather
Identify William, Bert, and Tom. - ANSWER trolls that the dwarves saw in the woods eating
mutton
What did William catch Bilbo doing? - ANSWER pick-pocketing him
Who saved Bilbo, Thorin, and Company from the trolls? How? - ANSWER Gandalf; distracted
them until dawn so they would turn into what they were made of when the sun came out
What did Gandalf, Thorin, and Bilbo take from the trolls' cave? - ANSWER swords, scabbards
with jewels, and a knife in a leather sheath
What kind of creatures inhabited the valley of Rivendell and helped the travelers find the Last
Homely Home? What did Bilbo and the dwarves think of them? - ANSWER elves; Bilbo loved
them and the dwarves hated them
Answers with solutions
What was unusual about the Tooks? - ANSWER they went on many adventures
Why did Gandalf visit Bilbo? - ANSWER he was looking for someone to adventure with him
Who was Bilbo expecting for tea? - ANSWER Gandalf
What about his uninvited guests irked Bilbo? - ANSWER he liked visitors, but liked to know them
before arrival
What effect did the dwarves' singing have on Bilbo? - ANSWER he felt it was so amazing, he
forgot everything else
State Gloin's opinion of Bilbo Baggins. - ANSWER "He looks more like a grocer than a burglar!"
Gandalf showed the dwarves something that belonged to Thorin's grandather. What was it? -
ANSWER Map of the Mountain
Identify Dale. - ANSWER old town in the valley under the shadow of the Mountain
Identify Smaug. - ANSWER a dragon who lived on the Mountain
What story did Thorin tell Bilbo? - ANSWER when in Thror's time they were driven out of the far
North
, How did Gandalf get the map and key? - ANSWER Thorin's father gave it to him to give to Thorin
before he died
Identify Azog the Goblin. - ANSWER killer of Thror in the mines of Moria
Why did Bilbo leave his Hill in such a hurry to go to the Green Dragon Inn? - ANSWER he was
late for a meeting with Thorin & Co.
What had Bilbo forgotten to bring him, and how was it remedied? - ANSWER pocket
handkerchief, hat, and money; Thorin gave him a hat and said he'll live
When did Bilbo first wish that he were back home? - ANSWER going through the Lone Lands in
bad weather
Identify William, Bert, and Tom. - ANSWER trolls that the dwarves saw in the woods eating
mutton
What did William catch Bilbo doing? - ANSWER pick-pocketing him
Who saved Bilbo, Thorin, and Company from the trolls? How? - ANSWER Gandalf; distracted
them until dawn so they would turn into what they were made of when the sun came out
What did Gandalf, Thorin, and Bilbo take from the trolls' cave? - ANSWER swords, scabbards
with jewels, and a knife in a leather sheath
What kind of creatures inhabited the valley of Rivendell and helped the travelers find the Last
Homely Home? What did Bilbo and the dwarves think of them? - ANSWER elves; Bilbo loved
them and the dwarves hated them
