This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the scarlet letter "A" embroidered on Hester's dress? A) Angel. B) Adulteress. C) Apathetic. D) Abolitionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adulteress. 2. Manner of walking or stepping A) Gait. B) Two-step. C) Erratic. D) Languish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gait. 3. From where was Hester coming when she and Pearl arrived at the scene with Arthur on the scaffold? A) From the forest. B) From a deathbed. C) From home. D) From the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From a deathbed. 4. The dark clouds gathering in the sky served as a portent of an impending storm. What does the word 'portent' mean? A) Not straight or not lined up correctly. B) Something that shows what might happen. C) A short trip or outing for fun. D) To change something to look different. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that shows what might happen. 5. His words had a profound impact on everyone in the room. What does the word 'profound' mean? A) Investigation to find out the cause. B) To delay or put off for later. C) Very deep or thoughtful. D) Someone who does something bad or wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very deep or thoughtful. 6. Who is Roger Chillingworth? A) A physician called in to treat Hester, a man she has never seen before. B) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she truly loved. C) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she never truly loved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she never truly loved. 7. Roger Chillingworth planned to ..... with Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale. A) Go on the ship. B) Walk in the forest. C) Go to church. D) Go to prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go on the ship. 8. What word means kind and not causing harm or danger? A) Impede. B) Benign. C) Negative. D) Grovel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benign. 9. Where did Mr. Dimmesdale go at midnight? A) To Hester's house. B) To the scaffold. C) To see Chillingworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the scaffold. 10. Some people of the community believe that Chillingworth is not a good person. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Who has become Arthur Dimmesdale's close companion? A) Pearl. B) Hester. C) Chillingworth. D) Reverend Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 12. They were able to reach an ..... after hours of negotiation. A) Accord. B) Infernal. C) Prevail. D) Lurid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accord. 13. According to Hawthorne, what two things were always included when a new colony was established? A) A bar and a school. B) A prison and a cemetary. C) A church and a restaurant. D) A school and a prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prison and a cemetary. 14. The same mistake seemed to ..... over and over again. A) Accord. B) Depravity. C) Recur. D) Shrewd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recur. 15. Fortitude A) Manner; appearance. B) Courage; strength of mind. C) Nearness; kinship. D) A plot or scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Courage; strength of mind. 16. The colors of the sky during twilight are always stunning. What does the word 'twilight' mean? A) To explain or give more details. B) To show or make something clear. C) The time between daylight and darkness. D) Showing how things are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The time between daylight and darkness. 17. She hoped to ..... herself by apologizing for her actions. A) Interpose. B) Redeem. C) Embodiment. D) Culprit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Redeem. 18. Ashamed; embarrassed A) Abashed. B) Behoove. C) Colloquy. D) Comport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abashed. 19. "bright and sunny apparition" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl. 20. Discuss the role of Pearl in Hester's life and the symbolism she represents. A) Pearl symbolizes freedom and independence for Hester. B) Pearl represents societal acceptance and conformity. C) Pearl plays the role of symbolizing both the sin and the love in Hester's life. D) Pearl plays a minor role in Hester's life and has no symbolic significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl plays the role of symbolizing both the sin and the love in Hester's life. ← 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