This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 79 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The malevolent dictator oppressed his people with cruel and unjust laws. What does the word 'malevolent' mean? A) Completely filled or abundantly supplied. B) A strong and fast-moving stream of water. C) To give a warning or scold someone. D) Having a desire to cause harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a desire to cause harm. 2. She looked ..... as she stared out the window, lost in thought. A) Fortitude. B) Sovereign. C) Abstracted. D) Erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstracted. 3. What lessons can be learned from the characters' experiences in The Scarlet Letter? A) Lessons on fashion trends, Importance of cooking skills, Impact of social media. B) Consequences of secrecy, impact of guilt, power of forgiveness, importance of self-acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequences of secrecy, impact of guilt, power of forgiveness, importance of self-acceptance. 4. AVENGE A) Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way. B) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. C) To inflict harm in return for an injury or for the wrong he has done to oneself or another. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inflict harm in return for an injury or for the wrong he has done to oneself or another. 5. Why does Pearl cry while at the mansion? A) Pearl just wants her way. B) Pearl wants a rose out of the garden. C) Pearl's mother disciplined her. D) She is having a temper tantrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl wants a rose out of the garden. 6. She sought ..... against those who wronged her. A) Quell. B) Ligament. C) Vengeance. D) Perpetrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vengeance. 7. The sudden announcement of the layoffs caused ..... among the employees. A) Coronation. B) Arraign. C) Metropolis. D) Consternation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consternation. 8. What two places do even Utopian societies establish early on? A) Prison, School. B) School, Cemetary. C) Cemetary, Church. D) Prison, Cemetary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prison, Cemetary. 9. In these chapters, what do people start noticing about Roger Chillingworth that make them change their opinion about him? A) His face becoming evil. B) His hair turning grey suddenly. C) His suspicious behavior. D) Lack of faith in God. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His face becoming evil. 10. What word means to give or provide something valuable? A) Morbid. B) Endow. C) Pilgrim. D) Distill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endow. 11. What does "veneration" mean? A) Reverence. B) Promote. C) Repulsive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverence. 12. What is the definition of 'obscure'? A) Not clear or easy to understand. B) To change to fit different situations. C) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. D) Respected and admired because of old age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not clear or easy to understand. 13. Dispelling:She quickly ..... led the rumors about her resignation. A) Reputable. B) Scruples. C) Dispel. D) Consternation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispel. 14. To conduct; to behave A) Comport. B) Gentility. C) Impropriety. D) Infamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comport. 15. What does the Scarlet letter on Hester's chest represent? A) Shame and disgrace. B) Greatness and dignity. C) Love and respect. D) Hate and remorce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shame and disgrace. 16. How does the town view Hester now? A) They believe she should be punished more harshly. B) They believe her punishment should continue as it is. C) They believe that her scarlet letter has magical power and her punishment should be rescinded. D) They believe that she should give up Pearl and continue to be punished with the scarlet letter, and stand on the scaffold again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They believe that her scarlet letter has magical power and her punishment should be rescinded. 17. Being liable or subject to change A) Mutability. B) Gild. C) Dell. D) Steed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutability. 18. What does Pearl start screaming for at the end of the chapter? A) A rose. B) A pretzel. C) A doll. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rose. 19. What is the definition of 'undermine'? A) To weaken or harm something secretly. B) Having the freedom to make decisions independently. C) A person who is very poor. D) A ruler who has complete power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To weaken or harm something secretly. 20. "His first care was given to the child, whose cries ..... made it of peremptory necessity to postpone all other business ..... " Which of the following best defines peremptory? A) Unimportant. B) Passive. C) Urgent. D) Assuming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urgent. ← 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