This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His choleric temperament often led to outbursts of anger. What does the word 'choleric' mean? A) Something that cannot be changed or taken back. B) Curious, wanting to ask questions. C) A person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place. D) Easily irritated or hot-tempered person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Easily irritated or hot-tempered person. 2. Many of the townspeople assign a different meaning to Hester's 'A', believing that it stands for ..... ? A) Amazing. B) Angel. C) Able. D) Atonement tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able. 3. Describe the theme of guilt and shame as portrayed in Chapter 4. A) The theme of guilt and shame is portrayed through the internal struggles of the main character in Chapter 4. B) The theme of guilt and shame is only portrayed through the actions of secondary characters in Chapter 4. C) The theme of guilt and shame is not present in Chapter 4. D) The theme of guilt and shame is resolved quickly and easily in Chapter 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theme of guilt and shame is portrayed through the internal struggles of the main character in Chapter 4. 4. What word means strong dislike or hatred towards something? A) Defile. B) Omniscient. C) Antipathy. D) Machinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antipathy. 5. Hester is returned to the prison following her ordeal on the scaffold. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Hawthorne tells us that Hester has assumed: A) A freedom of thought that was unacceptable for Americans. B) A motherly role to other wayward women in the community. C) A job in the village bakery. D) A longing to return to England and warmth of her mother and father's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A motherly role to other wayward women in the community. 7. Which of the following was NOT one of the rumors going around about Roger Chillingworth? A) That he was, in fact, the husband of Hester Prynne. B) That he was the Devil himself sent to torture and haunt Rev. Dimmesdale. C) That he had joined a band of savage beasts while being held captive by Indians. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That he was, in fact, the husband of Hester Prynne. 8. What word means a crisscross pattern of intersecting lines? A) Deliberate. B) Fugitive. C) Lattice. D) Chronicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lattice. 9. The color blue is the ..... color in her artwork. A) Cadence. B) Haggard. C) Passive. D) Predominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predominant. 10. By the end of the novel, what do most of the townspeople now believe that Hester's A stands for? A) Agony. B) Able. C) Angel. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able. 11. How old is Pearl at this point in the novel? A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 12. The depravity of his actions shocked everyone. What does the word 'depravity' mean? A) An agreement or harmony between people. B) Extreme wickedness or moral corruption. C) Pleasant or attractive in appearance. D) Making someone feel serious and thoughtful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extreme wickedness or moral corruption. 13. What is the definition of 'portent'? A) To hold and use a tool or weapon. B) No longer in existence or operation. C) Something that shows what might happen. D) To make a sound echo or bounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that shows what might happen. 14. She was given the latitude to make her own decisions. What does the word 'latitude' mean? A) Distance north or south of the equator. B) Something that cannot be changed or taken back. C) Negative beliefs or judgments about someone. D) Easily irritated or hot-tempered person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distance north or south of the equator. 15. Who is named as Hester's pastor in Chapter 2? A) Reverend Wilson. B) No pastor is named. C) Reverend Hawthorne. D) Reverend Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reverend Dimmesdale. 16. Punishment for sin A) Penance. B) Pentagon. C) Penning. D) Pinning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penance. 17. The abandoned house stood desolate amidst the overgrown weeds. What does the word 'desolate' mean? A) The person in charge of a school. B) Empty, sad, and feeling very alone. C) A strong and violent storm with wind. D) A government where people vote and make decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empty, sad, and feeling very alone. 18. The firefighters worked to ..... the raging fire. A) Confer. B) Quell. C) Delude. D) Feigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quell. 19. She is an enigma, always keeping her thoughts to herself. What does the word 'enigma' mean? A) A state of total confusion and disorder. B) Harmful or causing damage to something. C) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. D) To be uncertain or indecisive about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. 20. What word means an agreement or harmony between people? A) Earnest. B) Compose. C) Ignominious. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accord. ← 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