Question
The Power of Song

Which are purposes of the characters' songs?

Select each correct answer.

Responses

1 They explain a conflict the singers face.

2 They warn the singers about the future.

3 They tell what the singers enjoy.

4 They describe what the singers hope for.

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The Power of Song

In The Hobbit, characters often use their knowledge of other cultures when they interact with characters from another race. For example, they sometimes show that they know the other culture's songs.

Which examples describe characters' showing their knowledge of another culture?

Select each correct answer.

Responses

1 Gollum offers to play a game of riddles with Bilbo.

2 Bilbo sings about lazy Lob and crazy Cob to the spiders.

3 The Elvenking suspects that the dwarves will try to steal the treasure instead of killing the dragon.

4 Gandalf says to the eagle, "May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks."