This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The examination of one's own mental and emotional state A) Gild. B) Introspection. C) Steed. D) Requite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introspection. 2. "The poor, as we have already said, whom she sought out to be the objects of her bounty, often reviled the hand that was stretched forth to succor them." Which of the following best defines reviled? A) Forgive, give another chance. B) Ignore her talent as a seamstress. C) Praise. D) Denounce, scold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denounce, scold. 3. When Hester first stands on the scaffold, she- A) Criticizes the people who mock her. B) Fails to bow to the governor. C) Refuses to name the father of her baby. D) Denies being involved in witchcraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refuses to name the father of her baby. 4. When does Chillingworth promise that he won't take the life of Pearl's father? A) After he finds out that he is Pearl's uncle. B) After he receives a bribe from Governor Bellingham. C) After he makes Hester first promise not to reveal his identity. D) After he learns that Pearl's father is already dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After he makes Hester first promise not to reveal his identity. 5. What is the definition of 'intangible'? A) Very gross or disgusting. B) To burn or scorch something. C) Something you can't touch or see. D) To drink or take in liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something you can't touch or see. 6. She asked her brother to ..... her to the concert. A) Accompany. B) Compose. C) Attribute. D) Compose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accompany. 7. When they enter the governor's home, Pearl becomes mesmerized by A) A suit of armor. B) The servant's child. C) The adults. D) Her blue dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A suit of armor. 8. What is Hester's sin A) Abandonment. B) Adultery. C) Archery. D) Idolitery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adultery. 9. What is the definition of 'ignominious'? A) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. B) To create or make something (such as music or a story). C) To live or stay in a place. D) To live or stay in a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. 10. (pg. 188) Why is Hester so frustrated with Pearl? A) Pearl will not sing Hester's requested song. B) Pearl will not cross the brook to meet with her parents again. C) Pearl is not wearing her floaties and may drown in the brook. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl will not cross the brook to meet with her parents again. 11. What word means respected and admired because of old age? A) Dwell. B) Attribute. C) Compose. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venerable. 12. The art of divination through communication with the dead; witchcraft A) Voodoo. B) Morbid. C) Narcolepsy. D) Necromancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Necromancy. 13. Starting in chapter nine, this character becomes "thin and pale because of a strange illness, causing people to praise him as a saint" . A) Reverend Bowens. B) Governor Billingsworth. C) Chillingsworth. D) Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale. 14. A complaint A) Remonstrance. B) Paramour. C) Mien. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remonstrance. 15. Did people like Hawthorne's books at that time? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. What would be Hester's only "monument" ? A) Infamy. B) Pearl. C) Her good will. D) Love. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infamy. 17. What colors does she match her dresses with? A) She often uses the colors of the Scarlet letter. B) She prefers vibrant colors inspired by nature. C) She wears a variety of colors to reflect her mood. D) She opts for neutral tones symbolizing her resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She often uses the colors of the Scarlet letter. 18. What word means not following a fixed or regular pattern? A) Fortitude. B) Compliance. C) Undertone. D) Erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erratic. 19. The garden was full of luxuriant flowers and plants. What does the word 'luxuriant' mean? A) Causing sadness, pain, or distress. B) Growing thick and full. C) Well-known and respected for being important. D) The clothes that someone wears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growing thick and full. 20. According to the author, new settlements in the colony must establish a ..... and a prison. A) School. B) Cemetery. C) General store. D) Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cemetery. ← 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