This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 87 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who speaks and asks Hester to identify the father of the baby while she is standing on the scaffold? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Rev. Wilson. C) Mistress Hibbins. D) Rev. Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rev. Dimmesdale. 2. Why is the forest important in the narrative? A) The forest is important only for its scenic beauty. B) The forest is important because it is haunted. C) The forest is not important in the narrative. D) It serves as the setting for the story and plays a significant role in the plot and character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It serves as the setting for the story and plays a significant role in the plot and character development. 3. Despite facing numerous obstacles, she continued to ..... in achieving her goals. A) Scanty. B) Persist. C) Admonish. D) Replete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persist. 4. Some community members think that Chillingworth was delivered by God to be Dimmesdale's doctor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The company provided ..... evidence to support their claim. A) Scanty. B) Reverberate. C) Conceit. D) Wield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scanty. 6. Humans are mortal beings who eventually die. What does the word 'mortal' mean? A) Very small or not easy to notice. B) Not easy to notice or understand. C) A person who can die. D) Changed to fit a new situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who can die. 7. What was the title of Hawthorne's first rejected novel? A) The House of the Seven Gables. B) Fanshiawe. C) The Scarlet Letter. D) The Blithedale Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fanshiawe. 8. The team worked together to ..... a new strategy for the upcoming project. A) Devise. B) Waver. C) Chaos. D) Deleterious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devise. 9. What is the definition of 'eloquent'? A) Very important or significant. B) Away from others, hidden or private. C) Happening or existing in the same time period. D) Speaking or writing very clearly and persuasively. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaking or writing very clearly and persuasively. 10. The nurse provided gentle ministrations to soothe the patient's pain. What does the word 'ministrations' mean? A) Strong feeling of sadness or sympathy. B) A ruler who has power and authority. C) Not following a fixed or regular pattern. D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. 11. (pg. 190) Hester once again fastens the scarlet letter to her bosom, and Pearl shows her affection for it by what action? A) Kissing it. B) Hugging it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kissing it. 12. What are the main events or the storyline called? A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 13. Bonus:The mood or feeling of a work of literature that is created by details of setting or action. A) Symbolism. B) Direct Characterization. C) Indirect Characterization. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. 14. Where does Chillingworth tell the townsperson he has been or why he was delayed in his arrival in the New World? A) He says he was in New England. B) He says his ship was taken over by pirates. C) He says he was studying in Amsterdam. D) He says he's been held captive by Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He says he's been held captive by Indians. 15. A whip used as an instrument of punishmenta person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering A) Scourge. B) Inference. C) Magistrate. D) Transgressor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scourge. 16. Where is the setting of the Scarlet Letter? A) 19th century Victorian England. B) 16th century Renaissance Italy. C) 18th century Colonial Virginia. D) 17th century Puritan New England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 17th century Puritan New England. 17. What character do we meet for the first time who speaks to Hester and Pearl from the window as they're leaving? A) John Wilson. B) Mistress Hibbins. C) Dimmesdale. D) The Black Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mistress Hibbins. 18. During her first MEETING with Chillingworth, Hester A) Angrily yells at him for abandoning her. B) Begs his forgiveness. C) Suggest they resume their marriage. D) Asks if he's going to hurt her or her baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asks if he's going to hurt her or her baby. 19. The Scarlet Letter dealt with all of the following except: A) Love. B) Sin. C) Revolution. D) Human weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revolution. 20. Dimmesdale does not want Hester to reveal the name of the father. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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