Literature Midterm

DISCOMFITURE

A FEELING OF UNEASE OR EMBARRASSMENT ; AWKWARDNESS

THRONG

A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE

ONSLAUGHT

A QUICK ONSET OF SOMETHING BAD

The story of The Hobbit began while author J.R.R. Tolkien was correcting school exams . Coming to a blank page , Tolkien wrote the first sentence of The Hobbit . Write the first sentence below : "

" IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND THERE LIVED A HOBBIT . "

How did Harry discover the secret to the what the parchment said ? What did the parchment say ?

AFTER HE FANNED HIMSELF WITH THE STARING AT THE CRYPTIC MESSAGE SO LONG TRYING TO DECYPER IT , HARRY WAS STIFLED AND WANTED AIR . PARCHMENT AND REALIZED THE INK BLED TO THE BACK SIDE AND TURNED IT OVER TO SEE THAT THE MESSAGE WAS WRITTEN BACKWARDS . THE MESSAGE READ : DESCEND INTO THE CRATER OF YOCUL CARESSES , BEFORE THE KALENDS OF JULY , AUDACIOUS OF SNEFFELS , WHICH THE SHADE OF SCARTARIS TRAVELER , AND YOU WILL REACH THE CENTER OF THE EARTH . I DID IT . ---- ARNE SAKNUSSEMM

" In what distant deeps or skies . Burnt the fire of thine eyes ? On what wings dare he aspire ? What the hand , dare seize the fire ? " In this stanza ( underlined ) , what is the literary device used by the poet ?

ALLITERATION

In Chapter 2 , who's very , very old manuscript was the Professor and Harry looking at when something fell out ?

ARNE SAKNUSSEMM

CHOLERIC

BAD - TEMPERED OR IRRITABLE

In Chapter 16 , what has Bilbo decided to do with the Arkenstone after taking it and hiding in from Thorin ?

BECAUSE THORN WANTS THE ARKENSTONE SO BADLY , HE IS NOT HIMSELF . AS SMAUG HAD WARNED BILBO THAT THE TREASURE WOULD CORRUPT THORIN , BILBO WANTS TO GIVE IT TO BARD AND THE ELVENKING TO USE TO NEGOTIATE PEACE AND NOT FIGHT .

Why did Bilbo hesitate and finally choose to go on the adventure ?

BILBO AT FIRST DECLINES TO GO , RELUCTANT TO LEAVE THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF HIS HOBBIT HOLE . AFTER WAKING UP AND SEEING THE DWARVES HAVE GONE WITHOUT HIM , HE CHANGES HIS MIND , PARTLY BECAUSE THE DWARVES WILL PAY HIM 1 / 14TH SHARE AND PARTLY OUT OF PRIDE , BECAUSE THE DWARVES ARE SKEPTICAL OF HIS ABILITY .

In Chapter 8 , after saving the lives of the dwarves from the spiders , this marks a turning point in the story for Bilbo . Why ?

BILBO FEELS INCREASILY BRAVER , HE NAMES HIS SWORD " STING " MUCH LIKE LEGENDARY HEROS LIKE KING ARTHUR , AND HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF MORE LIKE THORIN OR GANDALF RATHER BOMBUR WHO ALWAYS THINKS ABOUT FOOD . THORIN'S CAPTURE BY THE WOOD ELVES DEMANDS LEADERSHIP FROM BILBO

Even though Bilbo is recruited to be a burglar and he goes along , we know that Bilbo is not a criminal thief . Give 3 examples in the story of The Hobbit in which Bilbo was kind - hearted ?

BILBO HAD THE ADVANTAGE OVER GOLLUM WITH HIS DAGGER AND HIS RING OF INVISIBILITY , BUT HE CHOSE TO SPARE GOLLUM OF ANY HARM . BILBO PLACED THE KEYS BACK ON THE GUARD'S BELT AFTER TAKING THEM TO FREE THE DWARVES FROM PRISON BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT THE GUARD TO GET IN TROUBLE . HE IS WILLING TO GIVE UP HIS SHARE OF THE TREASURE TO KEEP PEACE AND SAVE THORIN FROM GOING TO WAR FOR THE TREASURE .

In Chapter 11 titled " On the Doorstep " J. R. R. Tolkien wrote : " Suddenly Bilbo understood . " What did he understand ?

BILBO HEARS A THRUSH CRACKING A SNAIL ON A STONE NEAR THE DOOR AND IS SUDDENLY ELROND'S STORY ABOUT THE KEYHOLE BEING REVEALED ON DURIN'S DAY . THEN BILBO AND THE DWARVES WAIT FOR THE SETTING SUN TO REVEAL THE HIDDEN KEYHOLE .

What was the first test as a burglar for Bilbo in Chapter 2 ( what type of characters did he meet ) ?

BILBO WAS ASKED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE FIRE LIGHT IN THE DISTANCE WAS SINCE HE WAS THEIR BURGLAR AND THEY NEEDED FOOD . HE FOUND 3 TROLLS HAVING DINNER BY A FIRE . HE TRIED TO PICK THE POCKET OF WILLIAM BUT WAS CAUGHT TO JUSTIFY HIS ROLE AS THE BURGLAR .

Name Bilbo's parents and what makes them different which starts Bilbo's psychological conflict when the dwarves arrive at his doorstep to recruit him for an adventure ?

BILBO'S DAD IS BUNGO BAGGINS WHO LIKE HIS COMFORT OF HOME . BILBO'S MOTHER , BELLADONNA TOOK LIKED ADVENTURES . HER SIDE OF THE FAMILY WAS NOT AS RESPECTABLE AS THE BAGGINSES BUT UNDOUBTEDLY RICHER .

AUDACIOUS

BOLD

VENERABLE

DESERVING OF RESPECT

ASPIRE

DIRECT ONE'S HOPES OR AMBITIONS TOWARD ACHIEVING SOMETHING

FOREBODING

FEARFUL APPREHENSION ; A FEELING THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN

Who said this comment ? " The books of our library are therefore , passed from hand to hand without returning to the library shelves perhaps for years.

FRIDRICKSSON

Gandalf tells the dwarves that there is a lot more in Bilbo Baggins than they can guess , and " a deal more than he has any idea of himself . " What did Gandalf see in Bilbo to choose him for the adventure ?

GANDALF KNEW BILBO WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND HE KNEW HIS MOTHER WAS A TOOK WHO LIKED ADVENTURES . HE NEEDED SOMEONE LIKE BILBO , WHO COULD MOVE QUIETLY TO HELP RECOVER THE DWARVES ' GOLD FROM SMAUG THE DRAGON .

ASTONISHED

GREATLY SURPRISED OR IMPRESSED ; AMAZED

What job did Harry do for his uncle Hardwigg ?

HARRY CATALOGUED OR ORGANIZED THE VAST AMOUNT OF GEOLOGICAL DATA AND SAMPLES FOR HIS UNCLE

Describe Harry ( at least 3 characteristics )

HARRY IS FATHERLESS , THE PROFESSOR'S NEPHEW AND ASSISTANT , LOVES STUDYING MINERALOGY , LOVES HIS COUSIN GRETCHEN

Discuss Harry's seeming compliance ( following ) to his uncle's wishes . Why do you think he behaves as he does ?

HARRY LOVES HIS UNCLE , DESPITE HIS QUIRKS , BECAUSE HIS UNCLE ASKED HIM TO LIVE WITH HIM AFTER HIS PARENTS DIED AND HARRY LOVES TO HELP HIS UNCLE WITH LEARNING ABOUT GEOLOGY .

In Chapter 12 , although Bilbo was trembling with fear as he crept down into the dark , his small face was set and grim . He was a very different hobbit from the one who had run out of Bag - end without a pocket handkerchief . List several ways Bilbo is different .

HE HAS GROWN IN JUDGEMENT , RESOURSEFULNESS , AND BRAVERY . ADDITIONALLY , HE HAS THE RING WITH MAGICAL POWER OF INVISIBILITY . THIS IS THE POINT THE BILBO EXPERIENCES THE MOMENT OF HIS GREATEST BRAVERY AND MATCHES WITS WITH SMAUG THE DRAGON .

In Chapter 6 , what did Harry say was his greatest concern about the proposed journey ?

HOW TO GET BACK UP THE MOUNTAIN FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

In Chapter 18 after the Battle of the Five Armies was won , Bilbo said , " A mercy it is that I woke up when I did . " Explain what he meant .

IF HE HADN'T WOKEN UP WHEN HE DID , HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK WITH THOREN FOR THE LAST TIME AS HE WAS DYING FROM BATTLE WOUNDS . THOREN APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT HE SAID TO BILBO . THIS MEANT A LOT TO BILBO BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THOREN A VERY GOOD FRIEND .

In Chapter 18 , what were the final words of Bilbo to the dwarves ? How much did Bilbo think of the dwarves now ( their relationship ) from Chapter 1 ?

IF YOU EVER PASS - THROUGH BAG END , TEA IS AT FOUR . YOU ARE WELCOME ANY TIME . DON'T BOTHER KNOCKING ! AFTER THE UNEXPECTED PARTY VISIT OF THE DWARVES IN CHAPTER 1 , THIS SIGNALED THAT BILBO CONSIDERED THE DWARVES LIKE FAMILY AFTER THEIR JOURNEY TOGETHER .

" La Belle Dame sans Merci " What is the poem about ?

IN THE POEM , A KNIGHT TELLS THE STORY OF HOW HE BECOMES OBSESSED WITH , AND THEN GETS ABANDONED BY , A SPIRIT KNOWN AS La Belle Dame sans Merci , OR " THE BEAUTIFUL LADY WITHOUT MERCY . " THOUGH SEEMINGLY AWARE SHE'S AN ILLUSION , THE KNIGHT LINGERS IN HIS MEMORY OF THE LADY , AND IT'S IMPLIED HE WILL DO SO UNTIL HE DIES . IN THIS RELATIONSHIP , THE KNIGHT'S LOVE TURNS . FROM ENCHANTMENT INTO OBSESSION .

In Chapter 6 , Who said this comment and where was Harry and the Professor ? " But in the cause of science men are expected to suffer . "

IT COULD BE HARRY OR PROFESSOR . IT WAS SAID WHEN THEY WERE ON THE SHIP HEADING TO ICELAND AND THE ROOM WAS SMALL AND THE ACCOMMODATIONS WERE POOR . THE TWO WERE WILLING TO ACCEPT POOR CONDITIONS ON THEIR WAY TO AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY FOR SCIENCE

In Chapter 6 , after Bilbo escaped from Gollum after matching wits in a game of riddles and the Goblins in the Misty Mountains , why do you think Bilbo did not tell the dwarves and Gandalf about the ring ?

IT WAS EARLY IN THE ADVENTURE AND BILBO WANTED TO EARN THE RESPECT OF THE DWARVES SO HE DECIDED NOT TO TELL THEM UNTIL LATER .

In the 2nd stanza who is " He " who became a little child ?

JESUS

Who is the author of Journey to the Center of the Earth and when did he write it ?

JULES VERNE WROTE JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH IN 1864 .

The Lamb poem by William Blake What is the poet saying in the first stanza vs the 2nd stanza ? What is the difference ?

LAMB , CHRIST , AND THE CHILD . CHRIST HAS ANOTHER NAME , THAT IS , LAMB , BECAUSE CHRIST IS MEEK AND MILD LIKE A LAMB . CHRIST WAS ALSO A CHILD WHEN HE FIRST APPEARED ON THIS EARTH AS THE SON OF GOD

What language did the professor think that Saknussemm , of the sixteenth century , was writing on the parchment ? It was also Harry's favorite language .

LATIN

WRETCHED

MISERABLE , DEPLORABLY UNFORTUNATE

What is unique about Professor being a learned man and acquiring information ?

MOST PERSONS WHO ARE VERY LEARNED SUPPLY THEMSELVES WITH INFORMATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS . THE PROFESSOR STUDIED TO KEEP THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO HIMSELF

PERPETUAL

NEVER ENDING OR CHANGING

What truth ( knowledge / wisdom ) , beauty ( the narrative / moral of the story ) , and goodness ( ethics / virtuous ) do you find in Bilbo Baggins and in the story of The Hobbit ?

Opinion

Who said , " I do not believe in the dangers and difficulties which you seem to multiple and the only way to learn is like Arne Saknussemm , to go and see ? "

PROFESSOR HARDWIGG

WRATH

STRONG VENGEFUL ANGER OR INDIGNATION

OBSTINATE

STUBBORNLY REFUSING TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND OR OPINION

RECOMPENSE

THE ACT OF MAKING AMENDS

In Chapter 3 , why do you think Harry wanted to snatch up the book and parchment and throw them into the fire ?

THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND WOULD HARRY WAS HIDING THE SECRET FROM HIS UNCLE BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT HIS UNCLE WOULD TRY TO REACH DEMAND HE GO TOO AND HARRY THOUGHT THE IDEA WAS ABSURD .

In Chapter 4 , what was concerning Harry at first about the journey ?

THE CENTRAL HEAT THEORY THAT IS WELL KNOWN THAT HEAT INCREASES ONE DEGREE FOR EVERY 70 FEET YOU DESCEND INTO THE EARTH .

In Chapter 8 , describe what Han's does as an eider down hunter .

THE FEMALE MAKES HER NEST FOR THE SOFTEST DOWN ( FEATHERS ) FROM HER BREAST . THE EIDER DOWN IS THE GREATEST SOURCE OF THE ICELANDER'S WEALTH .

At the end of Chapter 10 how did they know that they were getting close to Mt. Sneffels ?

THE GRANITE ROCKS WERE THE SIZE OAK TREES . GRANITE IS IGNEOUS ROCK FORMED BY FIRE IN EARTH .

In Chapter 7 , Give examples of how the Professor was able to turn things the way he wants to turn them during his conversation with Fridriksson .

THE PROFESSOR ASKED IF ICELAND LIBRARY HAD ANY BOOKS BY ARNE SAKNUSSEMM . WHEN FRIDRIKSSON SAID SAKNUSSEMM WAS KILLED FOR HERESY AND HIS BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS BURNED FOR HIS MAGNIFICENT DISCOVERIES , THE PROFESSOR KNEW WHY THE SECRET IN THE CRYPTOGRAPH ON THE PARCHMENT . THEN THE PROFESSOR SAID HE WAS LATE TO EXAMINE THE ICELAND MOUNTAINS AND WHEN FRIDRIKSSON SAID THERE WERE STILL MUCH TO BE DONE ESPECIALLY FOR MT . SNEFFELS , THE PROFESSOR KNEW NO OTHER SCIENTIST HAD BEATEN HIM TO THE DISCOVERY . HE EVEN MISPRONOUNCED THE NAME SNEFFELS TO HIDE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND INTENTIONS TO GO TO THE CENTER .

List all the things you learn about the Professor ( at least 5 characteristics ) .

THE PROFESSOR IS GERMAN , INVITED HARRY HIS NEPHEW TO STUDY UNDER HIM IN HIS HOME AND KNOWING HARRY IS FATHERLESS , CHOLERIC , ORGINAL , TO BEAR WITH HIM SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO HIMSELF , HE STAMMERED AT TIMES WITH WORDS , TALL , THIN , WIRY WITH MEANS TO OBEY , 50 YEARS OLD , KEPT HIS HIS FISTS AS IF HE WERE GOING TO HIT YOU WHEN GOGGLE EYES , HIS NOSE IRREVERLTY COMPARED TO A THIN FILE , STEPPED A YARD AT A TIME , AND CLENCHED WALKING , AND LIVED IN A VERY NICE HOUSE IN HAMBERG

Uncle Hardwigg explains that Arne Saknussemm knew many languages . Why do you suppose scholars in earlier centuries could understand so many languages ?

TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES FOR THEIR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES . TRANSLATORS WERE NOT AVAILABLE .

TARRY

TO DELAY OR BE TARDY IN ACTING OR DOING

RENDING

TO TEAR APART OR DIVIDE

BROODED

TO THINK HEAVILY OR MOODILY ON SOMETHING

LOITERING

TO WAIT AROUND IDLY OR WITHOUT APPARENT PURPOSE

The Tyger poem by William Blake What is the symbol for each the Tyger and the Lamb ?

TYGER REPRESENTS EVIL AND POWER LAMB REPRESENTS INNOCENCE AND GOODNESS , THE NATURE OF GOD'S CREATION

In Chapter 8 , when and where did Bilbo tell the dwarves about the ring ?

WHEN THE DWARVES WERE CAPTURED BY THE SPIDERS IN THE DREADED MIRKWOOD FOREST , BILBO CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO LURE THE SPIDERS AWAY FROM THE DWARVES INTO A BATTLE AND WOUNDING , KILLING AND FRIGHTENING OTHERS AWAY . HE SAVED THEIR LIVES .

In Chapter 5 , how did the Professor help Harry conquer his fear of heights before climbing Mt. Sneffels ?

WHILE WAITING FOR THE BOAT IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF DENMARK , COMPENHAGEN , THE PROFESSOR HAD HARRY CLIMB UP 150 STEPS AT A CHURCH STEEPLE FOR 5 DAYS .

ABSURD

WILDLY UNREASONABLE , ILLOGICAL , OR INAPPROPRIATE

How many years after the book did the professor think the parchment was written ?

_200 YEARS

SOLILOQUY

_SPEAKING ONE'S THOUGHTS ALOUD WHEN BY ONESELF

In Chapter 9 , describe what is a fjord and how they form :

form A LONG NARROW , DEEP INLET OF THE SEA BETWEEN HIGH CLIFFS TYPICALLY FORMED BY GLACIERS .