This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which physical change does NOT happen when Hester removes the scarlet letter? A) She lets her hair down. B) She regains beauty/femininity. C) She smiles radiantly. D) She loses her wrinkles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loses her wrinkles. 2. She showed a perverse delight in causing trouble. What does the word 'perverse' mean? A) To make something continue forever. B) To go somewhere together with someone. C) Able to be understood or heard. D) Doing the opposite of what's expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing the opposite of what's expected. 3. Following the meeting with the governor and the ministers, what does Mistress Hibbins want Hester to do? A) Come to live with her. B) Go to the church and thank God for allowing Pearl to stay with Hester. C) Go to the woods to sign the Devil's book. D) Let her take care of Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to the woods to sign the Devil's book. 4. The constant noise from the construction site vexed the neighborhood. What does the word 'vex' mean? A) To annoy or bother someone. B) Deceitful behavior or double-dealing. C) Given or done for free. D) A series of hits or shots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To annoy or bother someone. 5. How does Hester support herself and Pearl? A) Does needlework. B) Makes brooms. C) Takes in boarders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does needlework. 6. Pearl's role changes towards the end of the novel. She starts to "punish" which character? A) Hester. B) Chillingworth. C) Dimmesdale. D) Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester. 7. What is the definition of 'wrath'? A) To match or be similar to something. B) What you see when light bounces back. C) To care for and help something grow. D) Extreme anger or fierce rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extreme anger or fierce rage. 8. Progenitors A) Forefathers; ancestors. B) Descendants. C) Sinners. D) Enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forefathers; ancestors. 9. The process of a logical conclusion based given evidence A) Meager. B) Inference. C) Physiognomy. D) Sepulchre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 10. Where does the story of The Scarlet Letter take place? A) Boston. B) Salem. C) Concord. D) Maine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boston. 11. After exploring numerous cities, they decided to ..... in Paris for a week. A) Secluded. B) Eloquent. C) Derive. D) Sojourn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sojourn. 12. What are some of the themes explored in chapters 1-15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) War, peace, unity, prosperity, growth. B) Sin, guilt, redemption, revenge, consequences of societal judgment. C) Hope, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty. D) Love, happiness, friendship, success, freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sin, guilt, redemption, revenge, consequences of societal judgment. 13. What are Chillingworth's motives for seeking revenge on Dimmesdale. A) Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale to gain power and control over him. B) Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale because he is jealous of Dimmesdale's popularity. C) Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale as part of a bet with another character. D) Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale due to his belief that Dimmesdale is responsible for his wife's betrayal and suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chillingworth seeks revenge on Dimmesdale due to his belief that Dimmesdale is responsible for his wife's betrayal and suffering. 14. What has changed about Arthur Dimmesdale? A) He is short and rude with Hester when he had always been kind. B) He refuses to speak to anyone who approaches him. C) His health has suffered and deteriorated since Hester last saw him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His health has suffered and deteriorated since Hester last saw him. 15. How does Hester feel about Pearl? A) She causes her great shame. B) She calls her both her happiness and her torture. C) She wishes to be rid of the child. D) She believes she is the most perfect child ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She calls her both her happiness and her torture. 16. What secret does Hester reveal to Dimmesdale while they are in the woods? A) She tells him that she isn't sure who Pearl's father is. B) She tells him that she regrets her relationship with Pearl's father. C) She tells him that she is pregnant again. D) She tells him that Chillingsworth is her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She tells him that Chillingsworth is her husband. 17. Why does Hester decide to stay in the town despite the shame? A) She believes it is her duty to face the consequences of her actions and raise her daughter in the same community. B) She hopes that the townspeople will eventually forgive her. C) She wants to prove her innocence to the townspeople. D) She is afraid of leaving her daughter behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She believes it is her duty to face the consequences of her actions and raise her daughter in the same community. 18. What is Pearl's response to Hester's removal of the Scarlet Letter? A) She holds Hester and Dimmesdale's hands. B) She throws it in the brook. C) She points her finger at it and makes her mom put it back on. D) Nothing:she doesn't even know it exists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She points her finger at it and makes her mom put it back on. 19. Ch. 8 What does Mistress Hibbins invite Hester to as she and Pear leave the Governor's residence? A) A witches' gathering in the woods. B) A sewing circle with other townswomen. C) Dinner with the Governor's family. D) A prayer session with herself and Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A witches' gathering in the woods. 20. What is the definition of 'reputable'? A) To formally accuse someone of a crime. B) A good and trustworthy person or place. C) A song that tells a story. D) Future generations or descendants of someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good and trustworthy person or place. ← 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