This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chillingworth is Hester's long-lost husband. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What does Pearl ask Dimmesdale while on the scaffold? A) She asks if he will go to jail. B) She asks if he will continue whipping himself. C) She asks if he will stand there tomorrow with her and Hester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asks if he will stand there tomorrow with her and Hester. 3. What is the name of the protagonist in The Scarlet Letter? A) Elizabeth Proctor. B) Abigail Williams. C) Hester Prynne. D) Rebecca Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester Prynne. 4. What word means a person who travels to a holy place? A) Pilgrim. B) Vulgar. C) Dwelling. D) Repugnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pilgrim. 5. She tried to delude him into thinking she was someone else. What does the word 'delude' mean? A) Love that is not returned. B) To make someone believe something false. C) Looking at something very closely and carefully. D) To come near or get closer to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make someone believe something false. 6. Pearl connects the scarlet letter with ..... A) Hester living alone by the sea. B) Her father who must be in heaven. C) Chillingworth's cruelty. D) Dimmesdale placing his hand over his heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale placing his hand over his heart. 7. In the forest, Pearl plays a game trying to catch ..... A) A butterfly. B) A fish in the brook. C) The sunlight. D) The wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sunlight. 8. Identify Hester and Pearl's destination in Ch. 7. A) Governor Bellingham's home. B) The Scaffold. C) The Cemetary. D) The Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governor Bellingham's home. 9. PARAMOUR A) A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. B) A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as death. C) A large umbrella used for shade rather than a shield from the elements. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. 10. In the ..... action, the reader will find all the events leading up to the climax, A) Falling. B) Flat. C) Rising. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rising. 11. What is Hester's answer to the invitation by the Governor's sister? A) She says she'd never go into the woods. B) She says she will meet her there at 11:00. C) She says if they had taken Pearl away from her, she would have met in the woods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says if they had taken Pearl away from her, she would have met in the woods. 12. Puritans typically wore which types of clothing? A) Modest clothing; shades of red. B) Embellished clothing; sparkly or red. C) Plain modest clothing; dark or drab colors. D) Formal suits and gowns; any color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain modest clothing; dark or drab colors. 13. True or False:Hester is a dynamic character. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The people in Boston were very ..... towards Hester Pyrnne and her daughter. A) Kind. B) Wicked. C) Approachable. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wicked. 15. "Why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl. 16. Chose which of the following best describes thetone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?"It may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom, that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow." A) Sunny. B) Somber. C) Bright. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somber. 17. They were kind to us, so we decided to ..... the favor. A) Ascertain. B) Vivacious. C) Acrid. D) Reciprocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reciprocate. 18. The meanings of some ancient symbols are still ..... to scholars. A) Reflections. B) Accord. C) Dwell. D) Obscure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obscure. 19. She didn't ..... the warning signs and ended up getting lost in the forest. A) Sojourn. B) Heed. C) Lurid. D) Derive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heed. 20. What word means a characteristic or quality of something? A) Adapt. B) Dwell. C) Subtle. D) Attribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attribute. ← 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