This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is Pearl named Pearl? A) Hester gave up everything for her. B) She is sweet and sensitive. C) She is rare and beautiful. D) She has porcelain skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester gave up everything for her. 2. The waves undulate gracefully on the surface of the ocean. What does the word 'undulate' mean? A) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. B) Doing what you are supposed to do. C) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. D) To move in a wavy pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To move in a wavy pattern. 3. Dark A) Vie. B) Quaff. C) Sable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sable. 4. What Dimmesdale tells Hester he cannot do when she reveals to him Chillingworth's true identity. A) Love her. B) Forget her. C) Forgive her. D) Live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgive her. 5. What does the stranger learn from a townsman next to him? A) He learns that Hester is his wife and that she has committed adultey. B) He learns that Hester is his sister and that she has been accused of witchcraft. C) He learns that Hester is his daughter and that she has killed her husband. D) He learns that Hester is his former lover and that she has given birth to his child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He learns that Hester is his wife and that she has committed adultey. 6. Who is Hester's husband, now calling himself Roger Chillingworth? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Reverend Wilson. C) Reverend Dimmesdale. D) A stranger in the crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A stranger in the crowd. 7. What word means a poisonous substance produced by animals? A) Calamity. B) Repulsive. C) Pauper. D) Venom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venom. 8. She could not ..... on negative thoughts and instead focused on the positive aspects of her life. A) Adapted. B) Establish. C) Ignominious. D) Dwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dwell. 9. Who destroys Dimmesdale and Hester's plans to run away from Boston? A) Pearl. B) Bellingham. C) John Williams. D) Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chillingworth. 10. To the Puritans the forest seemed to be A) A new Eden. B) A place of unlimited potential. C) A portal to the afterlife. D) A place of darkness and immorality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place of darkness and immorality. 11. Pearl never returned to Boston. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the definition of 'imperious'? A) A view, especially a wide one. B) To give up or let go. C) To calm or make someone peaceful. D) Acting like you're the boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting like you're the boss. 13. Find the best quote below to support the following conclusion:Hester found a helpful role in the Puritan community. A) "In heaven's own time, a new truth will be seen.". B) "People told her their sorrows and worries, and asked her advice.". C) "Speak for me! You were my pastor and know me better than these men can". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "People told her their sorrows and worries, and asked her advice.". 14. According to the text, how does Hester's state of mind during her pregnancy affect Pearl's character. A) "Hester's positive state helped Pearl become a happy child.". B) "Hester's spirit was in Pearl.". C) "Hester remained happy so that she would not effect her child in negative ways.". D) There is no mention of this in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Hester's spirit was in Pearl.". 15. What word means able to be changed or altered? A) Inexplicable. B) Perpetuate. C) Mutable. D) Deceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutable. 16. What does she take to Bellingham's Hall? A) A pair of sewn and embroidered gloves. B) A basket of flowers symbolizing growth and renewal. C) A pair of fine sewn and embroidered pants. D) A cherished family heirloom representing hope and perseverance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pair of sewn and embroidered gloves. 17. She has a ..... morning routine. A) Inarticulate. B) Habitual. C) Entreat. D) Sanctity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitual. 18. Chillingworth admitted that he was a fool to think Hester would ever ..... A) Feel love for him. B) Consent to marry him. C) Give up her baby. D) Amount of anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel love for him. 19. The comedian's jokes about religion were seen as blasphemy by some members of the audience. What does the word 'blasphemy' mean? A) Disrespectful or offensive language or behavior towards God or something considered sacred. B) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. C) Good news about Jesus and God's love. D) Given or done for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disrespectful or offensive language or behavior towards God or something considered sacred. 20. What is the main symbol in The Scarlet Letter? A) The Custom House. B) The House of the Seven Gables. C) The Marble Faun. D) The letter A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The letter A. ← 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