This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 75 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He is the sinner's former husband. A) Pearl. B) Reverend Dimmesdale. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roger Chillingworth. 2. What question does Reverend Wilson pose to Pearl? A) If she is happy. B) If she knows who her father is. C) If she is a Christian. D) If she gets enough to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If she knows who her father is. 3. What word means to tie or fasten something tightly? A) Doleful. B) Bound. C) Deception. D) Wretch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bound. 4. A wicked act; sin A) Iniquity. B) Impropriety. C) Inauspicious. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iniquity. 5. The professor asked the students to elaborate on their research findings. What does the word 'elaborate' mean? A) A poison produced by some animals. B) To break a rule or go against it. C) To show or make something clear. D) To explain or give more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain or give more details. 6. They entered into a heated dispute over the ownership of the property. What does the word 'dispute' mean? A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. B) Planned or thought about beforehand. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) The family line you come from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To argue or disagree about something. 7. What happened to Hester? A) She disappeared, never to be seen again. B) She disappeared, but later returned to her home in Boston. C) She moved to a different country. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She disappeared, but later returned to her home in Boston. 8. Since Pearl is an outcast of the community, A) Hester dresses her in dark, drab garments. B) She becomes a quiet, obedient, and loving child. C) She plays by herself with "the unlikeliest materials, " such as sticks, rags, and flowers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She plays by herself with "the unlikeliest materials, " such as sticks, rags, and flowers. 9. Forcefulness A) Usurp. B) Obviated. C) Vehemence. D) Odious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemence. 10. When Reverend Wilson asks Pearl who made her, how does she respond? A) That she's an imp from elves. B) That she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses. C) That the devil made her. D) That she's half rabbit and half human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses. 11. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the sexton on the Sunday morning after the night on the scaffold? A) The young minister's glove. B) Dimmesdale's poor health. C) The 'A' flashing across the sky. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale's poor health. 12. What was Hester's financial situation? A) She was poor. B) She was rich. C) She earned a good living. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She earned a good living. 13. For how long does Hester have to wear the letter? A) Until it falls off. B) Until the townspeople forgive her. C) Until Dimmesdale decides. D) For the rest of her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the rest of her life. 14. What is the definition of 'diabolical'? A) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. B) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. C) Extremely evil or wicked. D) Not able to speak clearly or express oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely evil or wicked. 15. Deep sorrow for sin A) Repentance. B) Regret. C) Reprimand. D) Regress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repentance. 16. What word means adding flavors or colors into liquid? A) Conform. B) Infusion. C) Emancipated. D) Undermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infusion. 17. An insult A) Gesticulation. B) Contumely. C) Uncongenial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contumely. 18. What is the significance of the name "Pearl?" A) She is her mother's only treasure. B) She came with a high price. C) She is so very rare and beautiful. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She came with a high price. 19. The news of the accident was sobering, reminding everyone of the importance of road safety. What does the word 'sobering' mean? A) Making someone feel serious and thoughtful. B) Respected or honored as special or sacred. C) To show or explain something with pictures. D) Relating to rural countryside or farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making someone feel serious and thoughtful. 20. What does Pearl best represent throughout the novel? A) The living embodiment of Hester's sin. B) The unifying force that will bring Hester and Dimmesdale together at the end. C) A young innocent child. D) A form of punishment for Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The living embodiment of Hester's sin. ← 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