This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 82 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 82 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was nobody working on the morning of Election Day? A) They were waiting for the new Governor. B) Nobody worked on Saturday. C) They were fasting (ayunando) due to religious matters. D) Everybody was traveling out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were waiting for the new Governor. 2. Respected A) Ponderous. B) Congenial. C) Venerable. D) Panoply. E) Brazen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venerable. 3. Before Hester and Pearl leave the governor's mansion, Pearl ..... A) Rips the drapes from the window. B) Holds Dimmesdale's hand against her cheek. C) Claims to be a princess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holds Dimmesdale's hand against her cheek. 4. ..... punishments did the women suggested for Hester? A) What. B) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 5. What is the definition of 'correspond'? A) Feeling very sad, discouraged, or hopeless. B) To care for and help something grow. C) To communicate using hand or body movements. D) To match or be similar to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To match or be similar to something. 6. Which theme of The Scarlet Letter explores how people sometimes break rules and expectations for a greater good? A) Alienation. B) Appearance vs. Reality. C) Breaking Society's Rules. D) Loneliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breaking Society's Rules. 7. Pity or compassion A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 8. To explain in vivid detail A) Expound. B) Infamy. C) Inure. D) Gentility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expound. 9. Prominence; superiority A) Efficacy. B) Eminence. C) Pallid. D) Tome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminence. 10. Who does Hester encounter in Chapter 9? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. 11. Ch. 7 Which of the following best describes what Governor Bellingham's aristocratic residence reveals about his character? A) His strict adherence to Puritan values. B) His commitment to setting an example for his community. C) His elegant and sophisticated taste. D) His hypocrisy in the face of Puritan austerity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His elegant and sophisticated taste. 12. Mountebank A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 13. What is the significance of the scarlet letter in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) The scarlet letter becomes a symbol of Hester's strength and defiance against societal judgment. B) The scarlet letter symbolizes Hester's loyalty and devotion to her lover. C) The scarlet letter is a sign of Hester's beauty and attractiveness. D) The scarlet letter represents Hester's guilt and shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scarlet letter becomes a symbol of Hester's strength and defiance against societal judgment. 14. Volume forming part of a larger work A) Mountebank. B) Tome. C) Adduced. D) Subsistence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tome. 15. What qualifies Chillingworth as the most evil character in the novel? A) How he seeks his revenge. B) When he left Hester's life. C) How he plays as a doctor. D) He offers to leave with the couple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How he plays as a doctor. 16. Hester explains that she can use ..... to teach lessons to Pearl. A) The Bible. B) The scarlet letter. C) Puritan beliefs. D) The Reverend Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scarlet letter. 17. "leech" A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 18. What word means to show differences between two things? A) Vestige. B) Misanthrope. C) Bound. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast. 19. Her pithy remark summed up the entire argument. What does the word 'pithy' mean? A) To make someone feel very confused or surprised. B) A series of hits or shots. C) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. D) Given or done for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. 20. How does Dimmesdale's guilt affect his interactions with Hester and Pearl? A) Dimmesdale's guilt causes him to distance himself from society. B) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to seek revenge against Hester and Pearl. C) Dimmesdale's guilt makes him openly express his love for Hester and Pearl. D) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to be distant and reserved in his interactions with Hester and Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to be distant and reserved in his interactions with Hester and Pearl. ← 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