This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Authors > J R R Tolkien > J.R.R. Tolkien – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books J.R.R. Tolkien Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bilbo Baggins and his companions escaped from the elven king's palace by hiding A) Under the bottom of a boat used to transport weapons. B) Behind a herd of ponies being taken out to pasture. C) In empty wine barrels. D) In boxes used to store food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In empty wine barrels. 2. In the 1st excerpt there is a meeting between ..... A) Bilbo e Gandalf. B) Old Took and Gandalf. C) Bilbo e Smaug. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilbo e Gandalf. 3. And then Bilbo, dodging through the trees, began ..... A) With a new song. B) By telling a new spider joke. C) By telling a new story. D) Song. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Song. 4. How many kids does J.R.R Tolkien have A) 10. B) 7. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 5. During the time that Bilbo was collecting the stones, he reached ..... A) Evil flying squirrel to Bombur. B) Evil centipede to Bombur. C) The evil cricket to Bombur. D) Evil spider to Bombur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evil spider to Bombur. 6. The expression "He looked for what seemed like a century" relates to a notion of ..... A) Physical time. B) Social time. C) Psychological time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychological time. 7. Bilbo managed to get all the ..... A) Plan to turn the fang. B) To memorize the story. C) Save your skin at the cost of your friends' lives. D) Rescue operation brilliantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rescue operation brilliantly. 8. Why the family moved to England? A) The mother died. B) Spider bit him. C) The father died. D) They missed the homeland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The father died. 9. What was the name of Tolkien's wife? A) Edith Bratt. B) Elizabeth Tolkien. C) Ava Brat. D) Emily Bratt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edith Bratt. 10. How many awards did J.R.R Tolkien win A) 30. B) 45. C) 34. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 34. 11. Which best describes the first stanza? A) The speaker looks back on past events with sadness and deep regret. B) The speaker looks ahead to future events with excitement. C) The speaker thinks about the past and wonders about the future. D) The speaker thinks about all he has to do in the months ahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker thinks about the past and wonders about the future. 12. Bilbo had an idea ..... A) Lure the enemies as far away from the dwarves as possible. B) Lure enemies to you and neutralize them. C) Lure the enemies as far away from the dwarves as possible. D) Attract friends to open conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lure the enemies as far away from the dwarves as possible. 13. How many books has J.R.R Tolkien sold A) 600 million. B) 20 million. C) 57 million. D) 2, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600 million. 14. The expressive resource present in the expression (referring to the dragon) "and the noise of its snoring changed notes" is ..... A) A personification, suggesting that Smaug would wake up. B) A comparison, suggesting that Smaug would wake up. C) A metaphor, suggesting that Smaug would wake up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A metaphor, suggesting that Smaug would wake up. 15. Our author became good friends with the writer CS Lewis.What famous books did CS Lewis write? A) The Chronicles of Riddick. B) The Hardy Boys Books. C) Encyclopedia Britanica. D) The Chronicles of Narnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Chronicles of Narnia. 16. How many books has J.R.R Tolkien made A) 45. B) 51. C) 72. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 51. 17. What was the most important goal of Thorin's expedition? A) Revenge on the dragon and recovery of treasures hidden inside the Lonely Mountain. B) Experiencing extraordinary adventures. C) Conquering other lands and taking the throne of Middle-earth. D) Desire for profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revenge on the dragon and recovery of treasures hidden inside the Lonely Mountain. 18. True or False:Our author created several languages. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. Bilbo managed enough angry enemies ..... A) To take far away and then rush to help the elves. B) Quickly shake off your heel and run away. C) Get angry and play the hero alone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take far away and then rush to help the elves. 20. Bilbo the dwarf has to go on a journey to a distant mountain with a troop of elves, where ..... A) A dragon guards a great treasure. B) The dragon must plan to attack the dwarves. C) The dragon guards the princess. D) A dragon guards an apple tree with golden apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dragon guards an apple tree with golden apples. 21. Upon hearing Gandalf's intentions, Bilbo ..... A) Shows a lot of interest in the proposal. B) He is disturbed by his intention. C) Reacts disinterestedly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reacts disinterestedly. 22. In fact, Bilbo was good at all kinds of arts. They also included ..... A) Gorging smoke rings, solving puzzles and cooking. B) Blowing smoke rings, giving riddles and cooking. C) Blowing smoke rings, solving puzzles and making a Christmas roast. D) Swallowing smoke rings, solving puzzles and cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blowing smoke rings, giving riddles and cooking. 23. Who did he marry? A) He married Angelina Doolittle. B) He married Edith Bratt. C) He married Marry Jain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He married Edith Bratt. 24. What day of January was J.R.R Tolkien born A) 20. B) 10. C) 3. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 25. True or False? Tolkien won a Nobel Prize for novel writing. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 26. Where was J.R.R. Tolkien born? A) Great Britain. B) South Africa. C) North Africa. D) Anglia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Africa. 27. What famous University did both JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis meet and work at? A) Oxford. B) Cambridge. C) Harvard. D) Yale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxford. 28. The dragon was ..... A) Huge, golden-red and was sleeping. B) Giant, golden-black and sick. C) Fierce, golden-green and had a lot of shine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Huge, golden-red and was sleeping. 29. What was Thorin's nickname? A) Fearless. B) Oaken Shield. C) Fearless Dwarf. D) Oak Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oaken Shield. 30. What year did Tolkien die? A) W 1971r. B) W 1973r. C) W 1970r. D) W 1980r. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) W 1973r. 31. They lived in Rivendell A) Spiders. B) Troll. C) Elves. D) Goblins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elves. 32. After seeing the dragon's hoard, Bilbo ..... A) Don't be dazzled. B) Steals a heavy golden cup. C) Begins to devise a scheme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steals a heavy golden cup. 33. When did J.R.R Tolkien die A) June 8, 1945. B) January 19, 2020. C) September 2, 1973. D) November 18, 1837. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) September 2, 1973. 34. Gandalf is ..... A) A hobbit (dwarf-like creature). B) A very wise wizard. C) The narrator of this story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A very wise wizard. 35. What war did our author fight in? A) The Revolutionary War. B) The 100 Years War. C) The Civil War. D) World War 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World War 1. 36. What was Bilbo's last question to Gollum? A) What do I like to do in my free time?. B) Where is an exit?. C) What's in my pocket?. D) What are you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What's in my pocket?. 37. When Tolkien was born A) 3.01.1893. B) 1.01.1891. C) 3.10.1892. D) 3.01.1892. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3.01.1892. 38. How many children did they have? A) They had four children. B) They had eight children. C) They had five children. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had four children. 39. In 1951, Tolkien was nominated for what important prize in Literature? A) Hugo Award. B) The Nobel Prize. C) The Pulitzer Prize. D) The Caldecott Medal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Nobel Prize. 40. What was the name of Tolkien's eldest son? A) Michael Tolkien. B) John Bratt. C) Christopher Tolkien. D) John Tolkien. E) Michael Jordan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Tolkien. 41. What did his family call him as a child? A) Ronald. B) Frank. C) John boy. D) Eddie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ronald. 42. How many different languages did he create? A) 7. B) 5. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 43. It wasn't allowed in Mirkwood A) Eat your own provisions. B) Look back. C) Drink water from forest springs. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drink water from forest springs. 44. What age group are J.R.R Tolkien's book's intended for A) 9-13. B) 15-30. C) 12-20. D) 10-15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9-13. 45. After his dad got sick and passed away, where did his family move to? A) North Africa. B) Germany. C) France. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) England. 46. What did the wizard do to get the Dwarves to the hobbit's home? A) He drew a sign on the door of Bilbo's house. B) He told them to follow the hobbit. C) He told them about it earlier. D) He gave them a map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He drew a sign on the door of Bilbo's house. 47. How many languages J.R.R. Tolkien spoke? A) 10. B) 20. C) 5. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 48. What year was J.R.R Tolkien born A) 1845. B) 1870. C) 1850. D) 1892. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1892. 49. Such an attack caused a stir among the spiders ..... A) Wonder, so that they forgot the dwarves altogether. B) So excited that they even applauded Bilbo. C) Anxiety, so they forgot about the elves altogether. D) Resentment, so they bit the dwarves that could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxiety, so they forgot about the elves altogether. 50. Underneath the dragon there was ..... A) Immense precious objects, gold, jewels, silver. B) A king's crown. C) A sword of a king. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immense precious objects, gold, jewels, silver. 51. He also wrote the 3rd best selling English book of all time.What was it called? A) Pete the Cat. B) The Articles of Confederation. C) The Hobbit. D) The Grinch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Hobbit. 52. What was a number second in the world best selling novelbook J.R.R. Tolkien wrote? A) The Lord of the Rings. B) Narnia stories. C) The Two Towers. D) The Hobbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hobbit. 53. The spiders couldn't see Bilbo, but they could ..... A) Guess where he is. B) Determine his location by the wind created by the stones. C) Guess where it nests by the rattle. D) Guess his location by the direction the stones came from. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guess his location by the direction the stones came from. 54. Elukas hit his head with a stone and A) Tumbled down the tree in a daze, on his back, his legs hooked. B) Jumped down from the tree in a daze, patted the elf. C) Took off in confusion and landed at Bilbo's feet. D) The creature gave up and left the battlefield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tumbled down the tree in a daze, on his back, his legs hooked. 55. What is J.R.R Tolkien's wife's name A) Elizabeth Tolkien. B) Edith Tolkien. C) Sarah Tolkien. D) Maddy Tolkien. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edith Tolkien. 56. How many children did Tolkien have? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 57. The next rock hit the squatter right in the middle of the big net ..... A) Crickets. B) Spider. C) Lendorawat. D) A spider's lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spider. 58. What was Bilbo's initial attitude towards the expedition? A) He couldn't wait for them to leave. B) He did not want to join those setting out on the expedition. C) He was afraid to go on the expedition. D) He was excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He did not want to join those setting out on the expedition. 59. As he passed through those parts, Gandalf ..... A) He was walking because he felt alone. B) I was looking for someone to take part in an adventure. C) I was looking for someone to vent to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was looking for someone to take part in an adventure. 60. Who is the author we are learning about today? A) Judy Blume. B) Stephen King. C) CS Lewis. D) JRR Tolkien. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) JRR Tolkien. Next →Related QuizzesAuthors QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesJ.R.R. Tolkien Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books