This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of Pearl? A) She is a quiet and passive child. B) She is adorned with fancy clothing. C) She is wild and defiant at times. D) She had a beautiful appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a quiet and passive child. 2. People in the town believed Pearl was evil. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Dimmesdale confesses to his affair with Hester and claims Pearl as his daughter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Forefathers A) Imperious. B) Progenitors. C) Plebeian. D) Sagamores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Progenitors. 5. Hester can keep Pearl if she agrees to A) Not be in another scandal. B) End Pearl to Sunday school. C) Allow Pearl to be educated about the Bible. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not be in another scandal. 6. Who was Chillingsworth? A) Hester's long-lost husband. B) Hester's father who abandoned her. C) Hester's former boyfriend from England. D) Hester's brother who escaped from the Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester's long-lost husband. 7. Hester is forbidden to sew wedding veils for her town. What is the reasoning for this? A) Because of the nature of her sin. B) Because she has never been married. C) Because she is a woman. D) Because she can't afford the correct tools necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the nature of her sin. 8. Chillingworth's most noteworthy identifying feature: A) His penetrating eyes. B) His misshapen shoulders. C) His stern brow. D) His outfit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His misshapen shoulders. 9. The sound of her laughter ..... d through the entire room. A) Askew. B) Wield. C) Admonish. D) Reverberate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reverberate. 10. Vanishing; fading away; fleeting A) Vivify. B) Evanescent. C) Sepulchre. D) Ignominy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evanescent. 11. Stubbornness; unyielding adherence to a rule or opinion A) Obstinacy. B) Comport. C) Colloquy. D) Conjecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obstinacy. 12. The state of being unknown, inconspicious, or unimportant. A) Pensively. B) Obscurity. C) Semblance. D) Portends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obscurity. 13. How does the narrator describe his coworkers: A) Young, energetic folks. B) Old, good-willed gentlemen. C) As married aged professionals. D) Corrupt bunch of old men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corrupt bunch of old men. 14. DEFUNCT A) Small amount of something. B) Unused. C) Insulting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unused. 15. A snakebite victim will ..... or twist in pain even after given the serum. A) Le samurai family. B) Pervade. C) Quell. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writhe. 16. Hester says she will wear the scarlet letter until ..... A) It falls off on its own. B) Dimmesdale ends her punishment. C) Chillingworth leaves the village. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It falls off on its own. 17. She stared at her own reflection in the mirror, contemplating her choices. A) Reflections. B) Mortal. C) Earnest. D) Subtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflections. 18. The ancient citadel overlooked the entire city, providing a strategic advantage in times of war. What does the word 'citadel' mean? A) Negative beliefs or judgments about someone. B) Distance north or south of the equator. C) A strong fortress or castle. D) Easily irritated or hot-tempered person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A strong fortress or castle. 19. What is the definition of 'habitual'? A) Being very careful and thorough. B) Something you do often or regularly. C) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. D) A follower of Jesus who spreads his teachings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something you do often or regularly. 20. I saw a ghostly ..... in the old abandoned house. A) Recur. B) Depravity. C) Proximity. D) Apparition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apparition. ← 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