This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On the night that Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, - A) A meteor signals God's forgiveness. B) Only Chillingworth sees them. C) He suggests that they all leave Boston. D) Hester urges him to free his soul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only Chillingworth sees them. 2. Stay, sojourn A) Denizens. B) Tarry. C) Inured. D) Vissitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tarry. 3. Which word means the dedication to the service and worship of a god? A) Sanctity. B) Consecration. C) Portent. D) Haste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consecration. 4. Why does Pearl pull Hester away from Dimmesdale and Chillingworth? A) She wants to play in the forest. B) She suspects Chillingworth is the devil. C) She is frightened by Dimmesdale's pale appearance. D) She is afraid Dimmesdale will make Hester sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suspects Chillingworth is the devil. 5. When Reverend Wilson asks Pearl about the catechism, Pearl ..... A) Can only recite from The New England Primer. B) Begins speaking about the devil. C) Mischievously gives the wrong answer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mischievously gives the wrong answer. 6. A crafty, intricate or secret plot, usually intended to achieve an evil purpose A) Machinations. B) Beneficence. C) Choleric. D) Vicissitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Machinations. 7. To satisfy fully A) Mollify. B) Scintillate. C) Accost. D) Satiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satiate. 8. Who is the stranger in the crowd that Hester recognizes? A) Her husband, who has been away for two years. B) Her brother, who has been missing for a long time. C) Her father, who has disowned her for her sin. D) Her friend, who has betrayed her to the authorities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her husband, who has been away for two years. 9. What is the definition of 'foreboding'? A) A bright streak of light in the sky. B) To guess or make an educated guess. C) Something that shows what might happen. D) A feeling that something bad might happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A feeling that something bad might happen. 10. What did Hester swear to keep a secret seven years ago? A) The name of the baby's father. B) The location of her treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The name of the baby's father. 11. What is the definition of 'delude'? A) Looking at something very closely and carefully. B) To give someone a special honor. C) Relating to the mother or motherhood. D) To make someone believe something false. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make someone believe something false. 12. Hawthorne completed The Scarlet Letter in what year? A) 1820. B) 1850. C) 1920. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 13. What does Pearl do to kids in town? A) She shuns them and throws stones. B) She befriends them and shares stories. C) She teases them whenever she sees them. D) She observes them from a distance, pondering life's lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She shuns them and throws stones. 14. What word means a ruler who has power and authority? A) Erratic. B) Sovereign. C) Principal. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sovereign. 15. Hester's letter was A) Plain. B) Embroidered with black thread. C) Embroidered with golden thread. D) Made out of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embroidered with golden thread. 16. Machination A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 17. Hester never expected that ..... A) She would grow so attached to Pearl. B) Dimmesdale would love Pearl. C) Pearl would love Hester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl would love Hester. 18. What is the significance of the forest in the story? A) Serve as a source of food and shelter for the characters. B) Act as a backdrop for the story without any specific significance. C) Symbolize the unknown, a place of danger and mystery. D) Represent a peaceful and serene environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolize the unknown, a place of danger and mystery. 19. The prison was located in ..... A) London. B) Boston. C) New York. D) Nottingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boston. 20. Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd. A) Sagacious. B) Iniquity. C) Ostentatious. D) Pensively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacious. ← 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