This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 84 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What theme did Hawthorne want to analyze in The Scarlet Letter? A) Love and Romance. B) Adventure and Exploration. C) Friendship and Loyalty. D) Sin and Guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sin and Guilt. 2. Who is publicly shamed for being a sinner? A) Pearl. B) Hester. C) Rev. Dimmesdale. D) Dr. Chillingworth. E) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hester. 3. How many years have gone by? A) 5. B) 7. C) 9. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 4. The professor asked the students to ..... on their research findings. A) Transgress. B) Redeem. C) Embodiment. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elaborate. 5. A formal dialogue or conversation A) Inure. B) Comport. C) Colloquy. D) Lurid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquy. 6. The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the New World. Here the word ponderous means A) Hanging. B) Important. C) Heavy. D) Though through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavy. 7. What word means difficult to understand or figure out? A) Inscrutable. B) Condemn. C) Guise. D) Pilgrim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inscrutable. 8. What does Bellingham tell Hester about Pearl, and what is Hester's response? A) He tells her that Pearl is demonic. B) The Governor tells Hester that Pearl should be sent to her family in Europe. Hester tells him she will travel with her child. C) He tells her that Pearl is beautiful and smart. Hester thanks him. D) Bellingham tells Hester that Pearl should be taken away from her, and Hester refuses tot give up her child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bellingham tells Hester that Pearl should be taken away from her, and Hester refuses tot give up her child. 9. The outward appearances of things A) Sable. B) Pillory. C) Physiognomies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physiognomies. 10. How does the Puritan society influence the events in the Scarlet Letter? A) Promoting a culture of tolerance and acceptance. B) Encouraging freedom of expression and individuality. C) Imposing strict moral and social standards on the characters. D) Advocating for gender equality and women's rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imposing strict moral and social standards on the characters. 11. In chapter 17, Hester and Dimmesdale for the first time call each other ..... A) By each other's first names. B) Lovers. C) Mother and father. D) Husband and wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By each other's first names. 12. What word means when something is a sign of good luck? A) Auspicious. B) Emancipated. C) Austere. D) Grovel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auspicious. 13. Sincere or hearty A) Devout. B) Pithy. C) Dell. D) Gild. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devout. 14. What internal struggle does Dimmesdale face in Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Confusion and doubt. B) Fear and regret. C) Anger and resentment. D) Guilt and shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guilt and shame. 15. What is symbolic about Hester choosing "a meeting with the pastor ..... under the open sky" ? A) It's symbolic because she fears Chillingworth might be listening. B) It's symbolic because she is exposing Chillingworth's secret. C) It's symbolic because she loves to be outdoors with Dimmesdale. D) It's not symbolic, but metaphorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's symbolic because she is exposing Chillingworth's secret. 16. The high or turning point of the story is called the ..... A) Falling Action. B) Exposition. C) Climax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 17. Identify the speaker: "I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer! Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness from him; believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life." A) Hester Prynne. B) Arthur Dimmesdale. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthur Dimmesdale. 18. What is Hester Prynne's daughter's name? A) Pearl. B) Sapphire. C) Ruby. D) Jewel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pearl. 19. What does Hester suggest that she and Dimmesdale do? A) She suggests a plot to get rid of Chillingworth. B) She suggests that Dimmesdale should go away, taking her and Pearl too. C) She suggests that Dimmesdale should stay and face his punishment just like she did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suggests that Dimmesdale should go away, taking her and Pearl too. 20. The speaker's accent made it difficult for her words to be intelligible to the audience. What does the word 'intelligible' mean? A) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. B) Extreme anger or fierce rage. C) To find a solution or make a decision. D) Able to be understood or heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to be understood or heard. ← 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