This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'reciprocate'? A) Full of energy and enthusiasm. B) To leave or abandon someone or something. C) Very smart or skilled for your age. D) To do something nice in return. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To do something nice in return. 2. She entered the room with a ..... smile, lighting up the entire place. A) Vivacious. B) Reciprocate. C) Reproach. D) Waver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vivacious. 3. For Puritans, the "real world" was ..... A) Visible through the actions of the Puritan ideology. B) Visible and seen through symbols and signs of the invisible world. C) The physical world. D) Invisible and seen through signs and symbols in the visible world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invisible and seen through signs and symbols in the visible world. 4. What word means very gross or disgusting? A) Condemn. B) Morbid. C) Dwelling. D) Repugnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repugnant. 5. After the incident on the scaffold in the middle of the night, Hester becomes increasingly worried about Dimmesdale and resolves to tell him Chillingworth's true identity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is the antonym of effectual? A) Pretending. B) Useless. C) Emotional. D) Efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Useless. 7. Ch. 8 What does Pearl say when Mr. Wilson asks her who made her? A) That she was plucked from a rose bush. B) That Hester made her. C) That she was created by God. D) That she doesn't know who made her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she was plucked from a rose bush. 8. How does Hester justify her intent to break her promise to Chillingworth? A) Chillingworth forced her to make the promise under false pretenses. B) After being condemned by her adultery, keeping or breaking a promise doesn't really matter. C) The only person to whom she owes loyalty is Dimmesdale. D) She never intended to keep the promise anyway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The only person to whom she owes loyalty is Dimmesdale. 9. What event in nature is a symbol in TSL? A) Rain storms. B) The meteor. C) Drought. D) Comets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meteor. 10. She sat by the window, lost in ..... thoughts. A) Ulterior. B) Pensive. C) Haggard. D) Predominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pensive. 11. What word means very sad or full of sorrow? A) Doleful. B) Consecrate. C) Atheist. D) Subdue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doleful. 12. "violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 13. The narrator pretends that who or what speaks to him? A) The ghost of General Prynne. B) The ghost of Surveyor Pue. C) The scarlet letter. D) The ghost of Hester Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ghost of Surveyor Pue. 14. Why doesn't Chillingworth reveal Dimmesdale's secret? A) He's worried that it would ruin people's faith. B) He's not sure that Dimmesdale is really the culprit. C) He wants to continue to torment Dimmesdale. D) He doesn't want to put Heater in danger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants to continue to torment Dimmesdale. 15. What word means feeling very surprised or worried? A) Bind. B) Consternation. C) Metropolis. D) Effervescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consternation. 16. A particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc A) Extant. B) Epoch. C) Efficacy. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epoch. 17. Explain the significance of Pearl in the story as seen in chapters 7-12. A) Pearl represents fear, weakness, and vulnerability. B) Pearl represents purity, innocence, and the consequences of sin. C) Pearl symbolizes wealth, power, and authority. D) Pearl embodies forgiveness, redemption, and salvation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl represents purity, innocence, and the consequences of sin. 18. "Just send the message!" came the peremptory reply. What does peremptory mean? A) Insisting on immediate attention, in a brisk way. B) To reply in an easygoing manner, "take your time". C) Anger, rage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insisting on immediate attention, in a brisk way. 19. True or False:Hester started screaming at the whole town that she was leaving with Pearl's father and there was nothing they could do about it A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Choose the one event listed below NOT found in the rising action of The Scarlet Letter A) Hester wears an A on her clothing to symbolize adultery. B) The other children are mean to Pearl and call her names. C) Hester returns to Boston and helps others in the community. D) The community places Hester in jail because she refuses to name the father of Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester returns to Boston and helps others in the community. ← 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