This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 110 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "With the scarlet token of infamy on her breast." What is the definition of infamy? A) Adultery. B) Fabric. C) Honor. D) Sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sin. 2. "At the epoch of pristine simplicity ..... public interest, and of far less intrinsic weight than the welfare of Hester and her child ..... " Which of the following best defines pristine? A) Pure, new. B) Complicated, difficult to understand. C) Tarnished and unclean. D) Humorous, laughable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pure, new. 3. A ..... character shows us different sides of his/her personality. A) Dynamic. B) Flat. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic. 4. What is the definition of 'temperament'? A) A person's general attitude or mood. B) To grow or take care of plants. C) To get or obtain something from something else. D) A safe place to stay or hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's general attitude or mood. 5. Which term is used to describe Hester's husband? A) Misshapen scholar. B) Ornery elder. C) Religious rogue. D) Cruel spouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misshapen scholar. 6. One who possesses power or dominion; monarch; ruler A) Fascist. B) Potentate. C) Tyrannical. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potentate. 7. What promise does Hester make with Chillingworth? A) That she will reveal Pearl's real father. B) That she will stand with Dimmesdale on the scaffold. C) That she will not tell the community Chillingworth is her husband. D) That she will tell the Governor that Dimmesdale is her lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she will not tell the community Chillingworth is her husband. 8. The bride wore a beautiful white dress, symbolizing an auspicious start to their marriage. What does the word 'auspicious' mean? A) When something is a sign of good luck. B) Kind and not causing harm or danger. C) To weaken or harm something secretly. D) A very deep and wide hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When something is a sign of good luck. 9. What happens during Hester's encounter with Dimmesdale in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Hester and Dimmesdale have a public argument in the town square. B) Hester and Dimmesdale plan their escape from the town. C) Hester and Dimmesdale have a private conversation in the forest. D) Hester and Dimmesdale share a romantic moment by the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester and Dimmesdale have a private conversation in the forest. 10. Making gestures especially when speaking A) Mutability. B) Gesticulating. C) Comport. D) Barter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gesticulating. 11. She sent a query to the customer service department to inquire about her order. What does the word 'query' mean? A) A really deep and dark hole. B) A question or request for information. C) Feeling very sad, discouraged, or hopeless. D) A confusing maze with lots of paths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A question or request for information. 12. Which character wears the scarlet letter 'A'? A) Pearl Prynne. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Arthur Dimmesdale. D) Hester Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hester Prynne. 13. Who is described as the first true heroine of American fiction? A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Little Pearl. C) Hester Prynne. D) Reverend Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester Prynne. 14. They got lost in the labyrinth and couldn't find their way out. What does the word 'labyrinth' mean? A) A confusing maze with lots of paths. B) A really deep and dark hole. C) Extreme anger or fierce rage. D) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A confusing maze with lots of paths. 15. Originating or situated within A) Intrinsic. B) Imperious. C) Vivify. D) Assimilate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intrinsic. 16. Earnest protest A) Ignominy. B) Expostulation. C) Pillory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expostulation. 17. What is the definition of 'pilgrim'? A) A person who travels to a holy place. B) Happening at just the right time. C) A punishment you give to yourself. D) To really, really hate something or someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who travels to a holy place. 18. What is the definition of 'parable'? A) A simple story that teaches a lesson. B) To happen again or repeatedly. C) The time when a king or queen rules. D) A ghost or a strange, unexpected sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simple story that teaches a lesson. 19. The police are still searching for the ..... of the crime. A) Perpetrator. B) Enjoin. C) Inquest. D) Scrutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perpetrator. 20. Which theme of The Scarlet Letter explores the hypocrisy within humans and how much more goes on beyond the surface? A) Alienation. B) Appearance vs. Reality. C) Breaking Society's Rules. D) Loneliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appearance vs. Reality. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Scarlet Letter Quiz 1The Scarlet Letter Quiz 2The Scarlet Letter Quiz 3The Scarlet Letter Quiz 4The Scarlet Letter Quiz 5The Scarlet Letter Quiz 6The Scarlet Letter Quiz 7The Scarlet Letter Quiz 8The Scarlet Letter Quiz 9The Scarlet Letter Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books