This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They embarked on a spontaneous adventure to a small town they had never been to before. What does the word 'spontaneous' mean? A) The highest or greatest level of something. B) A ghost or a strange, unexpected sight. C) Happening without planning or preparation. D) The time when a king or queen rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happening without planning or preparation. 2. When Hester and Chillingworth meet in the forest, they have a pleasant conversation in which they decide to come clean to society about each of their secrets. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The ..... 's fate was sealed the moment they made their pact with the devil. A) Habitual. B) Mortal. C) Beseech. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortal. 4. What is the definition of 'pastoral'? A) The highest or greatest level of something. B) Relating to rural countryside or farming. C) Respected or honored as special or sacred. D) An agreement or harmony between people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relating to rural countryside or farming. 5. When Pearl asks if she can play with the sunshine, and Hester says "Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!" This is an example of A) Simile. B) Light imagery. C) Dark imagery. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light imagery. 6. Which word means speed or swiftness? A) Haste. B) Kin. C) Solemnity. D) Portent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haste. 7. The mother tried to pacify the crying baby with a soft lullaby. What does the word 'pacify' mean? A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. B) Something that is really silly or ridiculous. C) A view, especially a wide one. D) To calm or make someone peaceful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To calm or make someone peaceful. 8. What word means something that is really silly or ridiculous? A) Ludicrous. B) Breadth. C) Diversity. D) Pacify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ludicrous. 9. Mr. Wilson asks Pearl, "Canst thou tell me, my child, who made thee?" What is Pearl's answer? A) "The Holy Father, God Almighty!". B) "I was plucked from the wild rose bush by my mother's prison door" . C) "I don't know who made me" . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I was plucked from the wild rose bush by my mother's prison door" . 10. What is the theme of sin and guilt explored in the Scarlet Letter? A) The celebration of sin and guilt. B) The absence of sin and guilt. C) The insignificance of sin and guilt. D) The consequences of secret sin and the power of guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The consequences of secret sin and the power of guilt. 11. What is the setting of The Scarlet Letter? A) Indiana. B) Pennsylvania. C) Massachusetts. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massachusetts. 12. What is the definition of 'prejudice'? A) Very deep and meaningful. B) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. C) Something you do often or regularly. D) To publicly express strong disapproval of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. 13. She delivered an ..... speech that moved the entire audience. A) Eloquent. B) Discerning. C) Sojourn. D) Secluded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eloquent. 14. What does Hester confess? A) That Dimmesdale is Pearl's father. B) That they're going to run away together. C) That Chillingworth is her husband. D) That she's leaving Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That Chillingworth is her husband. 15. What does Chillingworth suggest to Dimmesdale about the real meaning of the strange plants growing on a grave? A) That they are meant as a signal from someone who wishes Dimmesdale harm. B) That the person buried in the grave held secrets in his heart. C) They are poisonous and Satanic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the person buried in the grave held secrets in his heart. 16. What word means very deep or thoughtful? A) Maternal. B) Habitat. C) Feigned. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profound. 17. The sacredness of life is a fundamental principle that should be upheld. What does the word 'sanctity' mean? A) Extremely evil or wicked. B) Being very special and important. C) Made up. D) Something you do often or regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being very special and important. 18. Hester is able to have a respectable conversation with whom because of who she is. A) Dimmesdale. B) Chillingworth. C) Governor Winthrop. D) The ship captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ship captain. 19. How do the women of the town feel about Hester's punishment? A) Love it. B) Think its too harsh. C) Thinks its too little. D) Feels like the A should be on daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think its too harsh. 20. They formed a strong ..... over their shared experiences. A) Secluded. B) Bond. C) Discerning. D) Cultivate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bond. ← 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