This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He is the former husband of Hester Prynne. A) Hester Prynne. B) Pearl. C) Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale. D) Roger Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roger Chillingworth. 2. The criminal's actions brought nothing but infamy to his name. What does the word 'infamy' mean? A) Well-known and respected for being important. B) Immediately or without any delay. C) A poison produced by some animals. D) Having a reputation for being notorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a reputation for being notorious. 3. Explain the symbolism of the rosebush in Chapter 4. A) The rosebush symbolizes hope, beauty, and resilience. B) The rosebush symbolizes weakness, ugliness, and failure. C) The rosebush symbolizes fear, darkness, and despair. D) The rosebush symbolizes death, decay, and destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rosebush symbolizes hope, beauty, and resilience. 4. The funhouse mirrors ..... my reflection, making me appear taller and thinner than I actually am. A) Thus far. B) Conjecture. C) Distort. D) Defunct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distort. 5. An official in charge of administering the law A) Magistrate. B) Meager. C) Throng. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magistrate. 6. The rope was used to bind the papers together. What does the word 'bind' mean? A) A lot or too much of something. B) A big, busy city with many people. C) To tie or fasten something together. D) To formally accuse someone of a crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tie or fasten something together. 7. She sought ..... advice before making her decision. A) Contemporary. B) Sage. C) Momentous. D) Sojourn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sage. 8. Like all that pertains to crime, the jail never seemed to have known a youthful era. Here the phrase pertains to means A) Concerns. B) Inclines. C) Seems. D) Explains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concerns. 9. The centrifugal force of the spinning carousel pushed the riders towards the outer edge. What does the word 'centrifugal force' mean? A) Centrifugal Force:The force that pushes things outward. B) Doing what you are supposed to do. C) A government where people vote and make decisions. D) Strong feeling of sadness or sympathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrifugal Force:The force that pushes things outward. 10. What is Dimmesdale's reaction to Hester's confession? A) He's sad that he lost a friend. B) He's angry that Hester didn't tell him before. C) He's happy to find out the truth. D) He's relieved to know he was right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's angry that Hester didn't tell him before. 11. State of being facetious or joking, a funny remark A) Vicissitude. B) Depredation. C) Disquietude. D) Jocularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jocularity. 12. To benefit; to improve A) Machination. B) Behoove. C) Obstinacy. D) Sojourn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behoove. 13. The author of The Scarlet Letter is A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. B) Herman Melville. C) Washington Irving. D) Edgar Allen Poe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. 14. What word means secret plans or schemes to trick someone? A) Doctrine. B) Abhor. C) Balk. D) Machinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Machinations. 15. Governor Bellingham enters with three other men. Which man is described by his "health had severely suffered, of late, by his too unreserved self-sacrifice to the labours and duties of the pastoral relation" (88)? A) Pastor John Wilson. B) Revered Arthur Dimmesdale. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) Governor Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revered Arthur Dimmesdale. 16. Besides to deliver his gloves, why did Hester go to see Governor Bellingham? A) To plead for her life. B) To plead to keep Pearl. C) To tell him Roger's true identity. D) To tell him that Rev. Dimmesdale also sinned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To plead to keep Pearl. 17. What does the narrator first discover about Hester? A) That she wore the scarlet letter in shame. B) That she had two children at a young age. C) That she was an honored woman among the Puritans. D) That she was a traveling nurse who also gave out advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That she was a traveling nurse who also gave out advice. 18. Reverend Dimmesdale burned one of his sermons in the fireplace because he thought the words ..... A) Were far too harsh. B) Were nothing but lies. C) Might hurt Hester. D) Would offend parishioners. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were nothing but lies. 19. Discuss the theme of guilt and shame as portrayed in chapters 13-19. A) The theme of guilt and shame is irrelevant to the plot. B) Characters in chapters 13-19 experience joy and happiness instead of guilt and shame. C) Guilt and shame are portrayed as positive attributes in the story. D) The theme of guilt and shame is portrayed through characters' internal struggles and external conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The theme of guilt and shame is portrayed through characters' internal struggles and external conflicts. 20. What is the definition of 'gesticulate'? A) Able to be understood or heard. B) To communicate using hand or body movements. C) A question or request for information. D) A confusing maze with lots of paths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To communicate using hand or body movements. ← 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