This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'dispose'? A) Future generations or descendants of someone. B) To get rid of or throw away. C) Not willing to change or bend. D) Relating to ships, sailors, or the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get rid of or throw away. 2. Hester takes a job sewing for the townspeople. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Many of Hawthorne's works deal with ..... A) Guilt and Puritan moral code. B) Human rights and ethics. C) Communism and injustice. D) Institutional codes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guilt and Puritan moral code. 4. Years passed and people changed the way they thought about Hester. Now they ..... A) Refused her. B) Hated her. C) Welcomed her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Welcomed her. 5. How does the tone of the chapter contribute to the overall mood of the story? A) The tone of the chapter is solely for decorative purposes. B) The tone of the chapter contributes to the overall mood of the story by shaping the reader's emotional response and enhancing the storytelling. C) The tone of the chapter is irrelevant to the characters' development. D) The tone of the chapter has no impact on the overall mood of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tone of the chapter contributes to the overall mood of the story by shaping the reader's emotional response and enhancing the storytelling. 6. How old is Pearl at the beginning of the novel? A) Three years. B) Five years. C) Twelve months. D) Three months. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three months. 7. Why did Hester stay in Boston? A) Her parents still lived there. B) She wanted to be near Pearl. C) She had no money for ship passage. D) She felt she deserved punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She felt she deserved punishment. 8. "helpful inmate" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester. 9. The scarlet letter still has tremendous power over Hester, and she feels relief when she takes it off. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The shocking news from the witness stand seemed to stupefy the courtroom. What does the word 'stupefy' mean? A) To think carefully and plan something. B) Deceitful behavior or double-dealing. C) Given or done for free. D) To make someone feel very confused or surprised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make someone feel very confused or surprised. 11. Worthy of reverence or respect A) Demeanor. B) Infamy. C) Abate. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venerable. 12. Depravity A) A plague or disease. B) A view. C) Corruption; wickedness. D) Wisdom; keen judgment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corruption; wickedness. 13. The church stood as a ..... place of worship. A) Accord. B) Hallowed. C) Comely. D) Recur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hallowed. 14. To conduct or behave A) Having substance and point. B) Astonished. C) Comport. D) Pithy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comport. 15. How do most people react to Hester as she stands on the scaffold? A) Sympathetically and with understanding. B) Sadly and apologetically. C) Self-righteously and viciously. D) Angrily and with jealousy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self-righteously and viciously. 16. By the end of Chapter 15, it has been 10 years since Hester received the scarlet letter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. "As to any other kind of discipline, whether addressed to her mind or heart, little Pearl might nor might not be within its reach, in accordance with the caprice that ruled the moment." Which of the following best defines caprice? A) Nightmare. B) Impulse. C) Intention. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impulse. 18. The ..... es sought refuge in a nearby shelter. A) Infernal. B) Temperament. C) Accord. D) Refuge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refuge. 19. Why do you think Reverend Dimmesdale spent so much time reading the Bible and writing sermons? A) He was probably in love with Hester and wanted to prove that he was good person. B) He was probably seeking forgiveness from God because of the guilt he was feeling. C) He probably wanted the townspeople to know what a saint he was. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was probably seeking forgiveness from God because of the guilt he was feeling. 20. What is the definition of 'embodiment'? A) To show or make something clear. B) To insert or say something in between. C) Being represented by a physical form. D) To make up for a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being represented by a physical form. ← 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