This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 102 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... professor delivered an insightful lecture on quantum physics. A) Heathen. B) Twilight. C) Eminent. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eminent. 2. Where does the narrator in the Custom House Introduction live? A) Boston. B) London. C) New York. D) Salem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salem. 3. He knew how to wield a sword with precision. What does the word 'wield' mean? A) A bright streak of light in the sky. B) To keep trying even when it's difficult. C) To guess or make an educated guess. D) To hold and use a tool or weapon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To hold and use a tool or weapon. 4. She couldn't help but lament the loss of her beloved pet. What does the word 'lament' mean? A) To feel sad and express grief. B) To sparkle or shine brightly with light. C) Not taking action or being acted upon. D) Playful in a naughty or tricky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To feel sad and express grief. 5. In the extended metaphor in Chapter 10, to what is Chillingworth compared? A) A farmer. B) A miner. C) A preacher. D) A leech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A miner. 6. Impossible to explain A) Inexplicable. B) Inevitable. C) Inscrutable. D) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexplicable. 7. ARCHFIEND A) The devil 's partner. B) A plot. C) Extremely unpleasant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The devil 's partner. 8. What word means to come closer to something or someone? A) Forsake. B) Approach. C) Precocious. D) Petulant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approach. 9. Hester was asked to do needlework for everyone in town except for A) Future mothers. B) Brides. C) Clergy. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brides. 10. What color is Hester's hair? A) Red. B) Dark. C) Blond. D) Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dark. 11. Hester notices that Chillingworth has ..... A) Grown darker and uglier. B) Become more handsome. C) Lost his hump-shoulder. D) Become kinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grown darker and uglier. 12. The rope was used to ..... the papers together. A) Consternation. B) Bind. C) Dispose. D) Nautical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bind. 13. Unexpectedly changing circumstances A) Vicissitude. B) Antiquity. C) Introspection. D) Comport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vicissitude. 14. She was desperate and decided to beseech him for forgiveness. What does the word 'beseech' mean? A) A follower of Jesus who spreads his teachings. B) Something you do often or regularly. C) To ask or beg someone earnestly. D) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ask or beg someone earnestly. 15. The ..... child plotted a prank on his older sister. A) Mischievous. B) Predominant. C) Ulterior. D) Primeval. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mischievous. 16. The townsman tells the stranger that the judge has been lenient with Hester because of her youth and because she is probably a widow. What was the severest possible punishment for adultery in the Massachusetts colony? A) Capital Punishment. B) Branding the letter on the body. C) Deportation. D) Public Humiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital Punishment. 17. True or False:At the end of the novel, we find that Pearl inherits a lot of money from Chillingworth and leaves the area a rich heiress. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What word means someone's special romantic partner or sweetheart? A) Paramour. B) Inquest. C) Vengeance. D) Confer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paramour. 19. "I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am." A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale. 20. Uneasiness; the state of disturbance A) Disquietude. B) Solitude. C) Euphoria. D) Rice sansae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disquietude. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books