This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 46 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The lattice fence created an elegant boundary around the garden. What does the word 'lattice' mean? A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. B) To think carefully before making a decision. C) Having a pale or washed-out color. D) Something that is really silly or ridiculous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. 2. Hester seeks our Roger Chillingworth because: A) She wishes to reunite with him. B) She wants him to stop his torment of Dimmesdale. C) She wants him to promise that he will not follow her to England. D) He continues to stare at her in church and in the marketplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wants him to stop his torment of Dimmesdale. 3. His ..... defeat left him in a state of embarrassment and shame. A) Accompany. B) Dwell. C) Ignominious. D) Compose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignominious. 4. "Thou shalt forgive me! Let God punish! Thou shalt forgive!" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester. 5. The detective is trying to ascertain the truth in this complicated case. What does the word 'ascertain' mean? A) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. B) To come closer to something or someone. C) To find out or figure something out. D) Full of energy and enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find out or figure something out. 6. Rev. Dimmesdale kissed Pearl by the brook. What did she do in response? A) Ran to the brook and washed it off. B) Spit at him. C) Slapped him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ran to the brook and washed it off. 7. Ch. 15-What does Hester think of Chillingworth after he departs? A) She hates him for tricking her into thinking she'd be happy as his wife. B) She is angry with herself for not being a faithful wife to him over the years. C) She hatees him for refusing to give their family another chance. D) She laments using the genuine love they shared in the early days of marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She hates him for tricking her into thinking she'd be happy as his wife. 8. What word means to really, really hate something or someone? A) Pilgrim. B) Penance. C) Loathe. D) Bound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loathe. 9. What word means very knowledgeable and smart? A) Intuitive. B) Mortal. C) Erudite. D) Entreat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erudite. 10. She is known for her calm temperament in high-pressure situations. What does the word 'temperament' mean? A) A person's general attitude or mood. B) Able to understand and make good choices. C) To agree or make an agreement. D) A safe place to stay or hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's general attitude or mood. 11. "misshapen scholar" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 12. What is Pearl's role in Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Pearl represents guilt and sin in Chapter 15. B) Pearl is absent in Chapter 15. C) Pearl is a minor character in Chapter 15. D) Pearl symbolizes freedom and innocence in Chapter 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl symbolizes freedom and innocence in Chapter 15. 13. What does Dimmesdale do on the scaffold after he finishes his sermon? A) He resigns from his position as minister. B) He confesses his sin of adultery. C) He faints. D) He asks the crowd for forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He confesses his sin of adultery. 14. When Pearl asks her mother why she wears the scarlet letter, Hester tells her A) She likes the gold thread. B) Because of her love for Dimmesdale. C) The truth. D) She is too young to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes the gold thread. 15. "Once in my life I met the Black Man! ..... This scarlet letter is his mark!" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester. 16. (Pg. 186) Pearl was a symbol of the living ..... between Hester Prynne and Master Dimmesdale. A) Ghost. B) Secret. C) Flower. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secret. 17. Rankle A) To make hard; to paralyze with fear. B) To irritate; to annoy. C) To scold; to say harsh things about. D) To devise; to plan; to mix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To irritate; to annoy. 18. A church official who ushers A) Sable. B) Beadle. C) Pillory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beadle. 19. The diagram was used to illustrate the complex concept. What does the word 'illustrate' mean? A) The highest or greatest level of something. B) An agreement or harmony between people. C) To show or explain something with pictures. D) Respected or honored as special or sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show or explain something with pictures. 20. What is the name of the minister who questions Hester on the scaffold? A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Arthur Dimmesdale. C) John Wilson. D) Governor Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Wilson. ← 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