This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 105 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 105 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She was desperate and decided to ..... him for forgiveness. A) Stifle. B) Comprised. C) Elaborate. D) Beseech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beseech. 2. She spoke with an earnest desire to make a positive impact. What does the word 'earnest' mean? A) To change to fit different situations. B) A characteristic or quality of something. C) To show sincere and serious intent. D) The bouncing back of light or sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show sincere and serious intent. 3. The government's actions are under scrutiny by the public and media. What does the word 'scrutiny' mean? A) The ability to get desired results. B) Looking at something very closely and carefully. C) To tell someone to do or not do something. D) To make someone believe something false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking at something very closely and carefully. 4. How has Dimmesdale changed? A) He has become uglier. B) He has become gaunt. C) He has become beautiful. D) He has become powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has become gaunt. 5. Cadence A) Rhythm. B) Honesty. C) Listener. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhythm. 6. The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the crime. What does the word 'perpetrator' mean? A) To stop or calm something down. B) Someone who does something bad or wrong. C) Getting back at someone who hurt you. D) Investigation to find out the cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who does something bad or wrong. 7. What is the relationship between Hester and Roger Chillingworth? A) They are divorced. B) They were married but had been separated. C) They are in love. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were married but had been separated. 8. How do Pearl respond to the Puritan children, and how do the children react to Pearl's action? A) Pearl hids behind her mom, and the children laugh. B) Pearl ask them not to mess up her dress, and they torn it anyway. C) Pearls scares the children with her strange stares and gestures, and they run off with fear. D) Pearl does nothing, and they mock her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearls scares the children with her strange stares and gestures, and they run off with fear. 9. Why did Hester go to see Governor Bellingham? A) To plead for her life. B) To plead to keep Pearl. C) To tell him that Rev. Dimmesdale was the other sinner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To plead to keep Pearl. 10. She tried to stifle her laughter during the serious speech. What does the word 'stifle' mean? A) Something you do often or regularly. B) To ask for something very politely. C) To make it hard to breathe. D) Perfect example or model to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make it hard to breathe. 11. The judge issued an injunction to temporarily ..... the company from selling the counterfeit products. A) Profound. B) Habitat. C) Maternal. D) Enjoin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoin. 12. What are the people beginning to think of Hester? A) She is a witch as well as a sinner. B) They recognize the good she does as well as her sin. C) She was born bad and can not be redeemed (saved). D) They think she is having an affair with Mr. Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They recognize the good she does as well as her sin. 13. In what ways does Dimmesdale's guilt affect his actions in Chapter 10? A) Dimmesdale's guilt affects his actions by making him more confident and assertive. B) Dimmesdale's guilt affects his actions by making him physically and mentally weakened, leading to erratic behavior and self-punishment. C) Dimmesdale's guilt affects his actions by making him carefree and indifferent. D) Dimmesdale's guilt affects his actions by making him seek revenge on others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale's guilt affects his actions by making him physically and mentally weakened, leading to erratic behavior and self-punishment. 14. What are the reasons for Hester's visit to the governor's mansion? A) To take the Governor his gloves and discuss Pearl. B) To take the Governor his gloves and let him know she was not giving up her child. C) To let him that she was leaving town and her husband is going with her. D) To let him know that the minister is Pearl's father, she will marry him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take the Governor his gloves and discuss Pearl. 15. What word means to express strong disapproval of something? A) Bound. B) Morbid. C) Condemn. D) Penance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condemn. 16. Pearl's dress worn to the Governor's mansion is an important point in the novel. Why is it so significant? A) The reader sees how much Pearl looks like her mother. B) Hester wants to show off her sewing skills in order to get more business. C) Hester wants people to see that despite being created in sin, Pearl is beautiful. D) Pearl is the living embodiment of sin an extension of the scarlet letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl is the living embodiment of sin an extension of the scarlet letter. 17. Rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language A) Cadence. B) Spectre. C) Malevolent. D) Loquacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cadence. 18. To indicate; to be a warning or sign of A) Betoken. B) Inauspicious. C) Scourge. D) Transgressor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Betoken. 19. The queen's ..... over the country has been marked by prosperity and stability. A) Illustrate. B) Reign. C) Sobering. D) Apparition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reign. 20. What does the forest stand for? A) A wild, uninhibited place where passion can flourish. B) A dark, sinister place where lives are ruined. C) An evil place where the Dark Man lives. D) A bright place where flowers grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wild, uninhibited place where passion can flourish. ← 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