This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which year was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? A) 2004. B) 1704. C) 1804. D) 1904. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1804. 2. "He was a person of very striking aspect, with a white, lofty, and impending brow; large, brown, melancholy eyes, and a mouth which, unless when he forcibly compressed it, was apt to be tremulous, expressing both nervous sensibility and a vast power of self-restraint." A) Dimmesdale. B) Wilson. C) Chillingworth. D) Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 3. What does haughty mean? A) Proud. B) Disgusting. C) Scary. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proud. 4. She spoke with ..... in her voice as she scolded him for his actions. A) Ascertain. B) Reproach. C) Enigma. D) Waver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reproach. 5. Governor Bellingham despises luxury. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Who said this? 'You have escaped me!' A) Chillingworth. B) Hester. C) Pearl. D) Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chillingworth. 7. What is the definition of 'sanctity'? A) Being very special and important. B) Perfect example or model to follow. C) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. D) Not able to speak clearly or express oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being very special and important. 8. Hester Prynne, The Scarlet Letter, is an example of a ..... character because the reader gets to see different sides of her personality. A) Flat. B) Dynamic. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 9. "Woman! Speak out the name! Just tell us the name and repent!" A) Reverend Wilson. B) Governor Bellingham. C) Reverend Dimmesdale. D) Dr. Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverend Wilson. 10. Heavy, cumbersome A) Ponderous. B) Congenial. C) Venerable. D) Panoply. E) Brazen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ponderous. 11. The stranger who comes to town with a Native American wants to know all of the following except which one? A) Who is this lady on the scaffold?. B) What is the baby's name?. C) What has this lady on the scaffold done?. D) Who is the father of the baby?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is the baby's name?. 12. She hoped to redeem herself by apologizing for her actions. What does the word 'redeem' mean? A) To come before in time or order. B) To make up for a mistake. C) To explain or give more details. D) To figure out without being told. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make up for a mistake. 13. What is the name of the character Hester encounters in Chapter 9? A) Pearl. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Roger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 14. Who does Hester ask to speak up on her behalf? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Chillingworth. C) Reverend Wilson. D) Reverend Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reverend Dimmesdale. 15. A form of tuberculosis A) Scintillating. B) Vivacity. C) Scrofula. D) Loquacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrofula. 16. A writer who "teaches a moral lesson" is said to be this: A) Didactic. B) Inspirational. C) Encouraging. D) Empathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. 17. The tyrannical despot ruled his kingdom with an iron fist. What does the word 'despot' mean? A) Something that is not positive. B) A very deep and wide hole. C) A ruler who has complete power. D) A person who is very poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ruler who has complete power. 18. Who does Hester recognize in the crowd that prompts her to firmly pull Pearl closer. A) Governor Bellingham. B) Arthur Dimmesdale. C) Mistress Hibbins. D) Roger Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roger Chillingworth. 19. What word means to match or be similar to something? A) Despondent. B) Deceive. C) Perpetuate. D) Correspond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correspond. 20. She tried to deceive him with her clever disguise. What does the word 'deceive' mean? A) A confusing maze with lots of paths. B) To trick or make someone believe something false. C) Extreme anger or fierce rage. D) To care for and help something grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To trick or make someone believe something false. ← 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