This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'nurture'? A) To care for and help something grow. B) A question or request for information. C) To trick or make someone believe something false. D) To bring out or call forth a feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To care for and help something grow. 2. Where was Hawthorne born? A) Logansport. B) Boston. C) Salem. D) Plymouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salem. 3. What sensation does the narrator relay when he holds the scarlet letter up to his chest? A) A burning sensation. B) A chilling sensation. C) A warm, loving sensation. D) A sensation of hatred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A burning sensation. 4. N. punishment for evil done A) Edifice. B) Patriarch. C) Retribution. D) Truculency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retribution. 5. Where did Dimmesdale go at midnight during his vigil? A) To the forest. B) To Hester's house. C) To the scaffold. D) To see Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the scaffold. 6. To leave behind; to give up A) Caprice. B) Alwork. C) Relinquish. D) Adduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relinquish. 7. Hester Pyrnne once loved her husband. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The ..... of the spinning carousel pushed the riders towards the outer edge. A) Erratic. B) Compliance. C) Undulate. D) Centrifugal force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centrifugal force. 9. What is Dimmesdale's occupation? A) Pastor. B) Governor. C) The jailer. D) He has no occupation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pastor. 10. To compete A) Draught. B) Mien. C) Vie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vie. 11. What is the definition of 'conform'? A) To agree or go along with something. B) To behave or do things like others. C) Kind and not causing harm or danger. D) A really bad and disastrous event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To behave or do things like others. 12. What is the definition of 'imbibe'? A) To burn or scorch something. B) A place where you live or stay. C) Rude or inappropriate. D) To drink or take in liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To drink or take in liquid. 13. What does Pearl represent? A) The pain in Hester's life. B) Greatness. C) Light in a dark situation. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light in a dark situation. 14. The acrid smell of smoke filled the room after the fire. What does the word 'acrid' mean? A) Having a strong and unpleasant smell. B) To do something nice in return. C) A state of total confusion and disorder. D) Very smart or skilled for your age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having a strong and unpleasant smell. 15. To make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. A) Vivify. B) Evanescent. C) Scourge. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abate. 16. The grand edifice stood tall and majestic in the heart of the city. What does the word 'edifice' mean? A) To go together with someone or something. B) To start or create something important. C) Not clear or easy to understand. D) A large, important building or structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A large, important building or structure. 17. She received a negative response to her job application. What does the word 'negative' mean? A) A poisonous substance produced by animals. B) A poet or singer in ancient times. C) When something is a sign of good luck. D) Something that is not positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something that is not positive. 18. What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness at the beginning of the novel? A) A The public humiliation of Hester Prynne. B) B The public execution of Hester Prynne. C) C The birth of Pearl. D) D The confession of Arthur Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A The public humiliation of Hester Prynne. 19. What word means knowing everything about everything all the time? A) Defile. B) Expel. C) Omniscient. D) Odious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omniscient. 20. What do the Puritan women think Hester's punishment should be? A) Burned on forehead with hot iron. B) Hung. C) Placed on public display. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burned on forehead with hot iron. ← 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