This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means getting back at someone who hurt you? A) Paramour. B) Profound. C) Inquest. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vengeance. 2. After their separation of two years, the first time Hester SEES Chillingworth is A) When he visits her in jail. B) When she sees him in the marketplace as she stands on the scaffold. C) They meet accidentally in the courtyard. D) When he demands to know the father of her child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When she sees him in the marketplace as she stands on the scaffold. 3. What word means clever and smart in making decisions? A) Reprove. B) Shrewd. C) Apparition. D) Profess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrewd. 4. A hatred or disgust of mankind A) Inured. B) Misanthrophy. C) Heathen. D) Citadel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misanthrophy. 5. Which of the following plants is a symbol in TSL? A) Spanish moss. B) The rose bush. C) Cactus. D) Violets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rose bush. 6. "Ye have both been here before, but I was not with you. Come up hither once again, and we will stand all three together!" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale. 7. Ch. 5 What does Hester do upon being released from prison? A) She moves back into her former house in Boston. B) She decides to go back to England with her daughter. C) She resolves to join a different Puritan community far from Boston. D) She moves into an abandoned cottage on the outskirts of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She moves into an abandoned cottage on the outskirts of town. 8. What is the best example of how Hester was a good mother? Choose the best answer A) Kissed her booboo. B) Protected her from the "A". C) Raised her. D) Told her who her father was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protected her from the "A". 9. How does Hester feel upon seeing her husband in the crowd? A) Comforted and relieved. B) Uneasy and alone. C) Tentatively happy. D) Furious and resentful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uneasy and alone. 10. Who in the story ..... ?Died because he could not have revenge A) Hester. B) Pearl. C) Dimmesdale. D) Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chillingworth. 11. What is the meaning of the word "sepulchers" that the narrator uses to describe the burial vaults in chapter 1? A) Tombs or graves. B) Statues or monuments. C) Flowers or plants. D) Candles or lanterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tombs or graves. 12. She didn't heed the warning signs and ended up getting lost in the forest. What does the word 'heed' mean? A) Very shocking, vivid, or sensational in color. B) To pay attention to something. C) Away from others, hidden or private. D) To agree or make an agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pay attention to something. 13. Out of the ordinary; supernatural A) Preternatural. B) All natural. C) Organic. D) Original. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preternatural. 14. What is the definition of 'venerable'? A) To go together with someone or something. B) An agreement or harmony between people. C) Respected and admired because of old age. D) A large, important building or structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respected and admired because of old age. 15. The ..... of the school addressed the students during the assembly. A) Undulate. B) Principal. C) Erratic. D) Fortitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 16. The only people who could not wear the handiwork of Hester's needle were A) Brides. B) Public officials. C) Witches. D) Babies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brides. 17. She wore a ..... dress with bright colors and unusual patterns. A) Whimsical. B) Reverberate. C) Defunct. D) Replete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whimsical. 18. Her words carried an ..... of sadness. A) Undertone. B) Tempest. C) Sovereign. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undertone. 19. His words had a ..... impact on everyone in the room. A) Approach. B) Avenge. C) Profound. D) Maternal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profound. 20. The sovereign ruler governed the nation with absolute authority. What does the word 'sovereign' mean? A) A ruler who has power and authority. B) Continuous improvement or advancement towards a goal. C) The person in charge of a school. D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ruler who has power and authority. ← 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