This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means to interfere or get involved, often unwanted? A) Meddle. B) Temperament. C) Momentous. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meddle. 2. The movie's tragic ending evoked a strong sense of pathos in the audience. What does the word 'pathos' mean? A) Very bold or daring, not afraid. B) Lost in thought and not paying attention. C) Strong feeling of sadness or sympathy. D) A hidden feeling or message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong feeling of sadness or sympathy. 3. Where has Hester's husband been for the past 2 years? A) He abandoned her. B) He stayed back home. C) He was traveling the world. D) He was kidnapped by Native Americans (Indians). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was kidnapped by Native Americans (Indians). 4. The dark clouds in the sky suggested an ..... storm. A) Discourse. B) Contemporary. C) Impending. D) Sojourn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impending. 5. She used ..... to deceive her friends. A) Blasphemy. B) Stupefy. C) Duplicity. D) Antiquity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duplicity. 6. They engaged in a heated ..... ball volley. A) Blasphemy. B) Pithy. C) Inferior. D) Volley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volley. 7. How has Chillingworth changed? A) He has become uglier. B) He has become gaunt. C) He has become beautiful. D) He has become powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He has become uglier. 8. Purify means ..... A) To make something dirty. B) To make something new. C) To make something clean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make something clean. 9. What is the definition of 'avenge'? A) To make someone believe something false. B) To get revenge for someone or something. C) To create or put together something. D) Relating to the mother or motherhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get revenge for someone or something. 10. What was the name of Hester's husband? A) Priest. B) Dimmesdale. C) Mr. Wilson. D) Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prynne. 11. What is the definition of 'intrinsic'? A) A written account of events in order. B) Part of something, belonging to it. C) Having a pale or washed-out color. D) Planned or thought about beforehand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of something, belonging to it. 12. The doctor is her husband who gives them medicine to feel better. Does Hester initially take the medicine? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 13. What is the definition of 'opportune'? A) The act of becoming an official religious leader. B) A way of appearing or pretending. C) Happening at just the right time. D) Feeling sorry or regretful for wrongdoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happening at just the right time. 14. What does Pearl do after Dimmesdale says that Hester should get to keep Pearl? A) Laid her cheek against his hand. B) Kissed his forehead. C) Threw a rose at him. D) Smiled at him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laid her cheek against his hand. 15. What is unusual about the man's shoulder? A) They are too high for his body. B) He has a bum shoulder. C) One is lower than the other. D) He has no shoulders at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One is lower than the other. 16. What word means having a dark or gloomy interest? A) Penitent. B) Morbid. C) Imbibe. D) Guise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morbid. 17. What is the definition of 'ministrations'? A) To move in a wavy pattern. B) A hidden feeling or message. C) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. D) A government where people vote and make decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. 18. What major event occurs in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Hester Prynne standing on the scaffold with her baby, Pearl. B) Hester Prynne being banished from the town. C) Hester Prynne revealing the identity of Pearl's father. D) Hester Prynne being arrested for adultery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester Prynne standing on the scaffold with her baby, Pearl. 19. Characteristic of infants; babyish A) Infantile. B) Whim. C) Intrinsic. D) Cabalistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infantile. 20. What does Dimmesdale do to punish himself? A) Whip himself, take icy baths, and fast. B) Fast, whip himself, and stop preaching. C) Take icy baths, whip himself, and hold vigils. D) Whip himself, fast, hold vigils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whip himself, fast, hold vigils. ← 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