This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are Reverend Wilson, Hester Prynne, and Pearl walking through town in the middle of the night? A) They had all been at a midnight vigil at the church. B) They had been at the bedside of a prior reverend who had died. C) They had been at the bedside of a prior governor who had died. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had been at the bedside of a prior governor who had died. 2. What is the definition of 'feigned'? A) To tell someone to do or not do something. B) Pretending or making something up. C) To come near or get closer to something. D) A strong band that connects bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretending or making something up. 3. Petulant A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 4. The scarlet letter that Hester wears represents her sin, adultery. It is A) An alliteration. B) A metaphor. C) A symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A symbol. 5. Changeableness A) Cabalistic. B) Efficacy. C) Mutability. D) Intrinsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutability. 6. "Let the black flower blossom as it may." A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 7. How did Puritans view religion and law? A) Religion created the laws of the people. B) Religion could guide the law, but not determine it. C) Religion had nothing to do with the law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion created the laws of the people. 8. She sang a hauntingly beautiful ballad at the concert. What does the word 'ballad' mean? A) A song that tells a story. B) Not always the same or steady. C) Ceremony where a king or queen is crowned. D) A big, busy city with many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A song that tells a story. 9. What is the definition of 'hypocrite'? A) Someone who says one thing but does another. B) Very bad or unpleasant. C) Strong dislike or hatred towards something. D) To hate or detest something very much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who says one thing but does another. 10. The committee is comprised of five members. What does the word 'comprised' mean? A) A living thing that will eventually die. B) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. C) Very deep and meaningful. D) Made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made up. 11. What word means to win or succeed in a competition? A) Eloquent. B) Secluded. C) Prevail. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevail. 12. Even though she is released from prison, Hester decides not to leave the town, move somewhere else with her baby, and start over. Which of the following is not one of her reasons? A) She feels bound to the place where her sin took place. B) She realizes the man she loves still lives in the town. C) She feels responsible for her sin and wants to atone for it. D) She has nowhere else to go because she would be a single mom and unable to support her baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She has nowhere else to go because she would be a single mom and unable to support her baby. 13. Roger Chillingworth is Hester's ..... A) Doctor. B) Lover. C) Husband. D) Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Husband. 14. What is the definition of 'prophecy'? A) Being very careful and thorough. B) A prediction or message from a higher power. C) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. D) Not able to speak clearly or express oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prediction or message from a higher power. 15. Hester regrets not telling Dimmesdale the truth about Chillingworth's identity long ago. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The speaker delivered a ..... message that resonated with the audience. A) Inarticulate. B) Beseech. C) Sanctity. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profound. 17. The disappearance of the artifact remains inexplicable to the investigators. What does the word 'inexplicable' mean? A) Able to be changed or altered. B) Cannot be explained. C) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. D) To care for and help something grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot be explained. 18. Hester's clothes became trendy, and she sells all EXCEPT: A) Wedding veils. B) Gloves. C) Dresses. D) Coats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wedding veils. 19. The ..... behavior of the driver made the passengers nervous. A) Tempest. B) Erratic. C) Abstracted. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erratic. 20. The heavy traffic impeded my progress to work. What does the word 'impede' mean? A) A person who is very poor. B) Kind and not causing harm or danger. C) Disgusting and makes you want to stay away. D) To make it harder to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make it harder to do something. Next →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesThe 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