This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 65 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Iniquity A) A sinner; one who breaks the law. B) Wickedness; a sin. C) A view. D) Income; salary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wickedness; a sin. 2. What is the definition of 'grisly'? A) A set of beliefs or teachings. B) Very scary or horrifying. C) To make someone leave or kick out. D) To hate or detest something very much. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very scary or horrifying. 3. The artist's vision began to manifest itself through their vibrant paintings. What does the word 'manifest' mean? A) To show or make something clear. B) To come before in time or order. C) Well-known and respected for being important. D) The clothes that someone wears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show or make something clear. 4. To make lively; to animate A) Assimilate. B) Caprice. C) Vivify. D) Enmity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vivify. 5. How has Hester's identity and role changed after wearing the scarlet letter for seven years? A) The townspeople accept her for all the good she's done. B) The townspeople see her "A" to mean "Able". C) The townspeople see her as a confident. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Who dies from a secret guilt? A) Pearl. B) Hester. C) Rev. Dimmesdale. D) Governor Billingham. E) Dr. Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rev. Dimmesdale. 7. What is ironic about Hester's needlework becoming fashionable around Boston? A) The scarlet letter was the advertisement that started her business. B) She's not very good at it, but people feel sorry for her. C) Puritans can only wear fancy clothes on Sunday, but she sells a lot of needlework. D) People claim her needlework has magical powers even though it's just plain thread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scarlet letter was the advertisement that started her business. 8. Scrupulous A) Conscientious; having moral integrity; careful. B) Proper. C) Skillful; adroit. D) Peevish; annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conscientious; having moral integrity; careful. 9. She felt inspired and sat down to compose a beautiful piece of music. What does the word 'compose' mean? A) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. B) To go together with someone or something. C) Very small or not easy to notice. D) To create or make something, like music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create or make something, like music. 10. What did Hester think Chillingworth may do to Dimmesdale? A) She thought the Chillingworth would help him. B) She thought the Chillingworth might hurt him. C) She thought Chillingworth was afraid of Dimmesdale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She thought the Chillingworth might hurt him. 11. What is the punishment for Hester Prynne's adultery? A) Community service. B) Flogging. C) Public humiliation and wearing a scarlet letter 'A'. D) Imprisonment for life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public humiliation and wearing a scarlet letter 'A'. 12. True or False:Hester refuses to tell the crowd who the father is. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. To bring under dominion; conquer A) Subjugated. B) Accost. C) Misanthropy. D) Prattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjugated. 14. What is the definition of 'negative'? A) To make it harder to do something. B) Something that is not positive. C) A very deep and wide hole. D) A very steep cliff or edge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is not positive. 15. The project was left unfinished due to a lack of initiative from the team. A) Ulterior. B) Pensive. C) Scintillating. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive. 16. They entered into a heated ..... over the ownership of the property. A) Burnish. B) Fugitive. C) Dispute. D) Lineage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispute. 17. What is the definition of 'authentic'? A) Being very close to something. B) Real or genuine, not fake. C) A ghost or a strange, unexpected sight. D) The highest or greatest level of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Real or genuine, not fake. 18. Hester imagines that soon her scarlet letter will no longer be on her bosom; instead, it will be ..... A) At the bottom of the sea. B) In the forest lost among the leaves. C) Left in her cottage when she leaves town. D) Burned in the fireplace in her cottage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the bottom of the sea. 19. Which of the following is NOT one of the theories explaining the presence of a scarlet letter on the minister's chest? A) It is self-inflicted. B) It is a result of Chillingworth's evil magic. C) It is a result of Hester's witchcraft. D) It is God's punishment. E) It comes from within, from his sinning heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a result of Hester's witchcraft. 20. At the beginning of Chapter 5, Hester goes to the governor's house to deliver A) A note with the name of Pearl's father. B) A pair of gloves. C) The results of an election. D) Alms for the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pair of gloves. ← 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