This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 114 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 114 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What symbol does Dimmesdale see in the sky? A) A letter "A". B) A cross. C) An arrow. D) A heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A letter "A". 2. At the end of the story, it is said that the "A" no longer meant shame, what did it mean? A) Sinful life. B) Sadness. C) Pride. D) Excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sadness. 3. "Thy acts are like mercy ..... but thy words interpret thee as a terror!" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester. 4. What is the definition of 'ligament'? A) Looking at something very closely and carefully. B) A strong band that connects bones. C) To get revenge for someone or something. D) To make someone believe something false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A strong band that connects bones. 5. O, I could reveal a goodly secret! But enough! What art can do, I have exhausted on him. That he now breathes, and creeps about on earth, is owing all to me!" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 6. Why do the townspeople arrange for Chillingworth and Dimmesdale to live together in the home of an elderly woman? A) Because Dimmesdale asked if they could. B) Because the elderly woman is Dimmesdale's mother. C) Because Chillingworth says that he can better treat Dimmesdale if they live together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because Chillingworth says that he can better treat Dimmesdale if they live together. 7. How long must Hester endure public humiliation on the scaffold? A) Twenty-four hours. B) Six hours. C) Eight hours. D) Three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three hours. 8. True or false:Governor Bellingham decides to take Pearl from Hester. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Who was an early political leader in Boston and is a character in the novel? A) Governor John Smith. B) Governor Rodney Peckington. C) Governor John Winthrop. D) Governor Aaron Burr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governor John Winthrop. 10. During Hester's first meeting with Chillingworth, Hester A) Blames him for staying away. B) Suggests that they resume their marriage. C) Begs his forgiveness. D) Asks if he is going to harm her baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asks if he is going to harm her baby. 11. Who says, "We have wronged each other ..... Between thee and me, the scale hangs fairly balanced." A) Chillingworth. B) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chillingworth. 12. Who went to see Hester in prison? A) A doctor. B) The baby's father. C) Her mother. D) A pastor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A doctor. 13. What is the definition of 'sojourn'? A) A temporary stay in a place. B) Happening or existing in the same time period. C) To grow or take care of plants. D) To win or succeed in a competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A temporary stay in a place. 14. The detective is trying to ..... the truth in this complicated case. A) Blight. B) Ascertain. C) Devise. D) Forsake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ascertain. 15. What is Chillingworth's reaction when he realizes that the woman on the scaffold is his wife? A) He smiles reassuringly to comfort Hester. B) He is devastated to see Hester suffer. C) He resolves to tell the crowd who Hester really is. D) He signals to Hester to be silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He signals to Hester to be silent. 16. Chillingworth goes to the jail to forgive Hester. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. (Pg. 191) What does Pearl do after Master Dimmesdale kisses her brow? A) She hugs him. B) She slaps Master Dimmesdale across the face. C) She kisses Master Dimmesdale in return. D) She runs to the brook to wash it off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She runs to the brook to wash it off. 18. What does Chillingworth vow to do? A) Find out who Hester had the baby with. B) Marry Hester. C) Become a doctor. D) Have a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Find out who Hester had the baby with. 19. Silence ..... or infiltrated the gym after the news of the accident was shared. A) Pervaded. B) Rebuked. C) Magistrated. D) Quelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pervaded. 20. She meticulously followed all the rules and regulations. What does the word 'scrupulous' mean? A) To make it hard to breathe. B) To explain something in more detail. C) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. D) Being very careful and thorough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being very careful and thorough. ← 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