This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dimmesdale's ..... is quiet, uncertain, and tremulous. A) Demeanor. B) Iniquity. C) Paramour. D) Ascetic. E) Lurid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demeanor. 2. What information did Hester refuse to tell the officials and Mr. Dimmesdale? A) Against whom she had committed libel. B) Where her former husband had gone. C) The name of the man who had sinned with her. D) The age of her daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The name of the man who had sinned with her. 3. When Chillingworth visits the prison and gives healing concoctions to Pearl and Hester, why does Hester not trust her own husband? A) He has refused to acknowledge Pearl as his own daughter. B) He has been unfaithful to Hester throughout their marriage. C) He abandoned Hester and left her to endure punishment alone. D) He had previously tried to poison Hester back in England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He abandoned Hester and left her to endure punishment alone. 4. Her ..... gesture conveyed more than words ever could. A) Subtle. B) Compose. C) Attribute. D) Compose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtle. 5. Paul was an ..... who spread the teachings of Jesus. A) Apostle. B) Cordial. C) Denounce. D) Beseech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostle. 6. Causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable A) Epoch. B) Sagacity. C) Ludicrous. D) Expatiating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ludicrous. 7. Concoct A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 8. The mother tried to ..... the crying baby with a soft lullaby. A) Pacify. B) Dispute. C) Lineage. D) Breadth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacify. 9. Who is the young minister renowned for his eloquence and religious fervor? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Reverend Wilson. C) Reverend Dimmesdale. D) Roger Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reverend Dimmesdale. 10. Dimmesdale encourages Chillingworth to care for him because Dimmesdale knows that he is sick and in need of medical attention. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. How does Pearl answer Wilson's question, "Who made thee?" A) "My father and my mother, no more, no one else.". B) God and all his angels. C) Denies she has been made but was picked from a rose bush by her mother. D) Satan and all his minions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denies she has been made but was picked from a rose bush by her mother. 12. To carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate A) Delve. B) Caprice. C) Ludicrous. D) Mutability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delve. 13. She vowed to ..... her brother's death. A) Avenge. B) Postpone. C) Scrutiny. D) Delude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avenge. 14. What is happening to Dimmesdale's health in these chapters? A) Dimmesdale's health is deteriorating due to a physical illness. B) Dimmesdale's health is improving due to his guilt being lifted. C) Dimmesdale's health is unaffected by his guilt. D) Dimmesdale's health is deteriorating due to his guilt over his affair with Hester Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale's health is deteriorating due to his guilt over his affair with Hester Prynne. 15. The government plans to deport the undocumented immigrants. What does the word 'deport' mean? A) A poison produced by some animals. B) To figure out without being told. C) To force someone to leave a country. D) To come before in time or order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To force someone to leave a country. 16. The team worked together to devise a new strategy for the upcoming project. What does the word 'devise' mean? A) Having a strong and unpleasant smell. B) Harmful or causing damage to something. C) To create or come up with a plan. D) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create or come up with a plan. 17. Who does Hester try to protect? A) Dimmesdale. B) Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 18. Unmannerly; awkward; clumsy; of ungraceful appearance A) Unpretentious. B) Harrowed. C) Enigma. D) Uncouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncouth. 19. "Tell no one I am your husband!" A) Dr. Chillingworth. B) Reverend Wilson. C) Governor Bellingham. D) Reverend Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Chillingworth. 20. What is the definition of 'principal'? A) A ruler who has power and authority. B) Lost in thought and not paying attention. C) The person in charge of a school. D) Magic that involves communicating with the dead. 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