This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "After the great judgement" is a response by: A) Hester to Pearl. B) Dimmesdale to Pearl. C) Chillingworth to Dimmesdale. D) Wilson to Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale to Pearl. 2. The government plans to ..... the undocumented immigrants. A) Deport. B) Infer. C) Twilight. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deport. 3. Which of these sins is Dimmesdale NOT tempted to do, after meeting with Hester? A) Teach curse words to young children. B) Curse and yell at an older widow. C) Whisper blasphemous things about the communion supper to a deacon. D) Encourage sin in a young woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curse and yell at an older widow. 4. Intricate plot developed for an evil purpose A) Machination. B) Obstinacy. C) Sojourn. D) Solace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Machination. 5. The community believes that Dimmesdale's actions of punishment reflect his humility and godliness. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The quality of seeming reasonable or probable. A) Plausibility. B) Ostentatious. C) Sagacious. D) Resolute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plausibility. 7. If the latter possess native sagacity, and a nameless something more-let us call it intuition; ..... to bring his mind into such affinity with his patient's, ..... then will the soul of the sufferer be dissolved ..... bringing all its mysteries into the daylight. Which of the following best defines sagacity? A) Supernatural powers. B) Wisdom. C) Stupidity. D) Duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom. 8. Hester is released from prison. Why doesn't she run away to a different settlement? A) She is not allowed to under the terms of her release. B) She loves Rev. Dimmesdale and must remain near him. C) Pearl is too young to travel. D) She feels her soul may be purged clean if she remains living there, disgraced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She feels her soul may be purged clean if she remains living there, disgraced. 9. A large, impressive (or imposing) building A) Edifice. B) Iniquity. C) Inference. D) Ignominy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edifice. 10. When Hester's passion and feeling were replaced by thought, she questioned all of the following, except ..... A) Pearl's existence. B) The role of women in society. C) Why there was a black glove on the scaffold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why there was a black glove on the scaffold. 11. Title; name A) Appellation. B) Fervor. C) Furrow. D) Gentility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appellation. 12. Describe Pearl. A) Beautiful but not smart. B) Beautiful but unusual. C) Not beautiful, but sweet and docile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful but unusual. 13. What group of religious people helped establish Boston? A) Catholics. B) Puritans. C) Protestants. D) Satanists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puritans. 14. The sudden announcement of the layoffs caused consternation among the employees. What does the word 'consternation' mean? A) Not willing to change or bend. B) A dangerous person who doesn't follow rules. C) Feeling very surprised or worried. D) Ceremony where a king or queen is crowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feeling very surprised or worried. 15. How did Hawthorne change his name to distance himself from his ancestor? A) He added a 'w' and an 'e'. B) He added an 'iel' to his first name. C) He didn't. D) He added 'orne' to his last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He added a 'w' and an 'e'. 16. She enjoys cultivating a beautiful garden in her backyard. What does the word 'cultivate' mean? A) To grow or take care of plants. B) About to happen or occur soon. C) A safe place to stay or hide. D) A strong connection or relationship between people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To grow or take care of plants. 17. To grow distant from A) Estrange. B) Expound. C) Fervor. D) Furrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estrange. 18. What is the definition of 'elaborate'? A) To insert or say something in between. B) To explain or give more details. C) The time between daylight and darkness. D) Being represented by a physical form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain or give more details. 19. Extant A) Existing. B) Unholy. C) Conscientious; careful. D) Unspoiled; new. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Existing. 20. Why does Chillingworth ask Hester not to tell anyone in town that he is her husband? A) Because he wants people to think he's the baby's father. B) Because he doesn't want people to know he's not a real doctor. C) Because he wants to find out information without people giving him their opinions or rumors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he wants to find out information without people giving him their opinions or rumors. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesThe Scarlet Letter Quiz 1The Scarlet Letter Quiz 2The Scarlet Letter Quiz 3The Scarlet Letter Quiz 4The Scarlet Letter Quiz 6The Scarlet Letter Quiz 7The Scarlet Letter Quiz 8The Scarlet Letter Quiz 9The Scarlet Letter Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books