This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. With whom has Chillingworth been living before he appears in Boston? A) Another band of Puritans. B) Native Americans. C) Spanish settlers in Florida. D) Canadian fur trappers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Native Americans. 2. Discuss the character analysis of Hester Prynne in chapters 1-15. A) Hester Prynne is depicted as a strong and resilient character who faces public shaming for her adultery but remains dignified and independent. B) Hester Prynne is shown as giving up and succumbing to societal pressure. C) Hester Prynne is portrayed as weak and submissive throughout the chapters. D) Hester Prynne is depicted as seeking revenge on those who wronged her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester Prynne is depicted as a strong and resilient character who faces public shaming for her adultery but remains dignified and independent. 3. Annoys A) Ignominy. B) Abate. C) Infamy. D) Irks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irks. 4. A weather vane in the shape of a rooster A) Rice sansae. B) Weathercock. C) Steed. D) Potentate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathercock. 5. What is the definition of 'spontaneous'? A) Pleasant or attractive in appearance. B) Happening without planning or preparation. C) Real or genuine, not fake. D) Respected or honored as special or sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happening without planning or preparation. 6. A stronghold A) Denizens. B) Alloy. C) Citadel. D) Prattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citadel. 7. Where do Hester and Pearl go to block the plan to take her away? A) Bellingham Hall. B) The forest sanctuary. C) The community center. D) The town square. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bellingham Hall. 8. What word means extremely thin or skinny due to lack of food? A) Spontaneous. B) Shrewd. C) Emaciated. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emaciated. 9. Who is the author of The Scarlet Letter? A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. B) Theodore Dreiser. C) Albert Einstein. D) Ernest Hemingway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. 10. What information did Hester refuse to tell the officials and Mr. Chillingworth? A) Where her former husband had gone. B) The name of the man who had sinned with her. C) The age of her daughter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The name of the man who had sinned with her. 11. What did Hester promise to Roger Chillingworth? A) To conceal his true identity. B) To give him the divorce he asked for. C) A. Not to tell Rev. Dimmesdale about his sins. D) Not to ever leave him again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To conceal his true identity. 12. Please wait a minute while I check the information for you. What does the word 'minute' mean? A) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. B) Doing what you are supposed to do. C) A ruler who has power and authority. D) Continuous improvement or advancement towards a goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. 13. The picture frame hung ..... on the wall. A) Askew. B) Defunct. C) Reverberate. D) Thus far. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Askew. 14. How did Chillingworth suggest the identity of the father be revealed? A) By looking at the features and actions of the child. B) By doing other things to Hester to force her to give it away. C) By taking Pearl away if Hester did not tell them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By looking at the features and actions of the child. 15. Before he died, reverend Dimmesdale revealed that he had ..... A) The letter "A" carved on his chest. B) Stolen church donations. C) Never been baptized. D) Confessed his sins in a letter to Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The letter "A" carved on his chest. 16. Exhort A) To incite; to urge on; to advise strongly. B) To obtain; to bring about an effect; to gain possession. C) To skip or prance. D) To punish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To incite; to urge on; to advise strongly. 17. To give life to; animate; quicken A) Peremptory. B) Vivify. C) Ignominy. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vivify. 18. She chose a formal attire for the wedding ceremony. What does the word 'attire' mean? A) The clothes that someone wears. B) Having a reputation for being notorious. C) Being represented by a physical form. D) Immediately or without any delay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The clothes that someone wears. 19. The criminal's plan was diabolical, leaving no room for escape. What does the word 'diabolical' mean? A) A living thing that will eventually die. B) Being very special and important. C) Extremely evil or wicked. D) A follower of Jesus who spreads his teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely evil or wicked. 20. Why does Hester call her child Pearl? A) Because she is the calm, white luster of a pearl. B) She named her after her mother. C) Because she is a fun-loving, happy child. D) Because she treasures her like a jewel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because she treasures her like a jewel. ← 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