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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Characters
Character List
Bilbo Baggins
Gandalf
Thorin Oakenshield
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Chapter 1
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Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
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Bilbo Baggins
Gandalf
Thorin
Gollum
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-5
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Chapters 8-9
Chapters 10-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-15
Chapters 16-17
Chapters 18-19
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Bilbo possesses hidden reserves of what?
Gold
Comic wit
Duplicitous evil
Inner strength
2
of 5
Tolkien acknowledged that the idea of hobbits was rooted in his experiences of ___.
Londoners
German soldiers
Rural Englishmen
Russian peasants
3
of 5
Throughout Middle-Earth, what are one's prospects, character, and social position closely linked to?
Family heritage
Gandalf
Education
Random chance
4
of 5
Where do elements of the story such as the heroic quest, the naming of swords etc., originate from?
Comics
TV
Films
Literature
5
of 5
Much of the narrative is devoted to descriptions of places, people, and things. As a result, Middle-Earth emerges as what?
A static picture
An allegory
A finely detailed reality
A colorless fantasy
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