This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Reverend Dimmesdale makes a sincere and passionate plea for Hester to reveal the name of her "partner in sin" . This is an example of which literary device? A) Irony. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 2. ..... was Hester's punishment for her sins? A) Who. B) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What. 3. She preached the ..... of love and forgiveness to the masses. A) Pithy. B) Gospel. C) Gratuitous. D) Antiquity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gospel. 4. The country embraced ..... and held free elections. A) Desolate. B) Undertone. C) Democracy. D) Audacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 5. What does Dimmesdale's guilt represent in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Inner turmoil and the weight of his secret sin. B) Indifference and apathy towards his sin. C) Acceptance and forgiveness from society. D) Relief and freedom from guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner turmoil and the weight of his secret sin. 6. What did the A on Hester's dress look like? A) Dark and somber gray. B) Solid black. C) Blue with red trim. D) Red with gold trim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red with gold trim. 7. What is the definition of 'bind'? A) Future generations or descendants of someone. B) A feeling of guilt or hesitation about something. C) To tie or fasten something together. D) Feeling very surprised or worried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tie or fasten something together. 8. The severe self-discipline of the monk can be considered ..... A) Penitence. B) Iniquity. C) Paramour. D) Lurid. E) Meagre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penitence. 9. While standing on the scaffold, Hester daydreamed about all of the following EXCEPT: A) Her old home. B) Herself as a girl. C) Her brother. D) Her parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her brother. 10. They had a secret relationship and met in secret as paramours often do. What does the word 'paramour' mean? A) To give someone a special honor. B) Someone's special romantic partner or sweetheart. C) Pretending or making something up. D) A strong band that connects bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone's special romantic partner or sweetheart. 11. She tried to ..... him with her clever disguise. A) Inexplicable. B) Wrath. C) Nurture. D) Deceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deceive. 12. Her subtle gesture conveyed more than words ever could. What does the word 'subtle' mean? A) The bouncing back of light or sound. B) To show sincere and serious intent. C) Very small or not easy to notice. D) To go together with someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very small or not easy to notice. 13. What word means to turn a liquid into a gas? A) Intangible. B) Distill. C) Guise. D) Opportune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distill. 14. What is the definition of 'estrange'? A) To tie or fasten something tightly. B) Adjacent or touching one another in space. C) To feel separated or distant from someone or something. D) To move back suddenly after being pushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To feel separated or distant from someone or something. 15. Why do they want to take her away? A) They say she is an unfit mom due to her affair. B) They want to protect her from the judgmental society. C) They seek to provide her with better opportunities. D) They recognize her potential to inspire positive change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They say she is an unfit mom due to her affair. 16. She has a ..... eye for quality and can easily distinguish between genuine and fake products. A) Sage. B) Eloquent. C) Momentous. D) Discerning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discerning. 17. Where do Hester and Pearl live? A) In a cottage on the outskirts of town. B) With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her. C) In Boston, in a small house. D) On the street, because Hester cannot support herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a cottage on the outskirts of town. 18. What word means the time when a king or queen rules? A) Accord. B) Reprove. C) Hallowed. D) Reign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reign. 19. MLA reports use which font? A) Arial. B) Calipers. C) Times New Roman. D) Courier New. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman. 20. What's the scarlet letter represented originally? A) Able. B) Angel. C) Adulterer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adulterer. ← 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