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The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Summary
Characters
Literary Devices
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
Quotes
- By Character
- Bilbo Baggins
- Gandalf
- Thorin
- Gollum
- Smaug
Quizzes
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- J. R. R. Tolkien and The Hobbit Background

Quizzes

Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

Quizzes Analysis of Major Characters Quiz

1 of 5
What quality, common to many protagonists in children's literature, does Bilbo possess?

Understated wisdom
Understated charisma
Overstated greed
Overstated intuition

2 of 5
Bilbo's mother belonged to which eccentric hobbit family?

The Baggins family
The Proudfoot family
The Gamgee family
The Took family

3 of 5
Gandalf remains a looming mystery in The Hobbit, a constant reminder that Middle-Earth is ___.

Vast and cryptic
Small and insignificant
A made up place
A parallel dimension

4 of 5
What separates Gandalf from most characters in commercial, fantasy literature produced after The Hobbit?

His realistic personality
His clichéd personality
His sweeping, epic personality
His likeable, comical personality

5 of 5
The arrogant Thorin works as a foil for ___.

Bilbo
Gandalf
Smaug
Elrond

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