This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Hester see when she looks at her reflection in the breastplate of a suit of armor at the Governor's residence? A) A reflection of herself without the scarlet letter. B) A clear reflection of herself and Pearl. C) A vision of her future without Pearl. D) Her reflection completely hidden behind the scarlet letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her reflection completely hidden behind the scarlet letter. 2. She decided to forsake her dreams and pursue a more practical career. What does the word 'forsake' mean? A) To leave or abandon someone or something. B) To be uncertain or indecisive about something. C) Full of energy and enthusiasm. D) To express disapproval or disappointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To leave or abandon someone or something. 3. What is the occupation of the character Roger Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter? A) Physician. B) Blacksmith. C) Minister. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physician. 4. Ch. 8 What does Hester say when Governor Bellingham asks how she can justify keeping Pearl? A) That she'll teach Pearl what she's learned from wearing the scarlet letter. B) That she'll make sure Pearl never knows who her father is. C) That Pearl is the only source of joy in her life. D) That she'll teach Pearl how to be an upstanding Puritan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she'll teach Pearl what she's learned from wearing the scarlet letter. 5. How does Hester feel with her life now? A) Pearl is needed. B) Full of hate. C) Unused. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unused. 6. Pearls physical appearance is A) Homely. B) Beautiful. C) Looks like other Puritan children. D) Looks older than what she is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful. 7. Compelled; urged to action by moral pressure A) Impelled. B) Implied. C) Ingenuity. D) Imbued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impelled. 8. To give life and energy; animate A) Solace. B) Invigorate. C) Trammell. D) Prattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invigorate. 9. Why is Pearl so closely paralleled with nature? A) Nature is a refuge for Pearl because she does not belong in the harsh Puritan world. B) Pearl is a natural beauty and reflects all that is good in nature. C) Pearl represents the dark and dangerous side of nature because she was born sinful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nature is a refuge for Pearl because she does not belong in the harsh Puritan world. 10. What favor does Hester ask from Governor Bellingham in "The Scarlet Letter" ? A) To keep her child. B) To leave the town. C) To remove her scarlet letter. D) To have a better house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep her child. 11. The sheep peacefully grazed in the ..... landscape. A) Utmost. B) Recur. C) Pastoral. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastoral. 12. Who received Roger Chillinworth's inheritance? A) Hester. B) Pearl. C) His new wife. D) The people of Salem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl. 13. The disease blight devastated the entire crop. What does the word 'blight' mean? A) A state of total confusion and disorder. B) To create or come up with a plan. C) To express disapproval or disappointment. D) A disease that harms plants or crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A disease that harms plants or crops. 14. Why does Hester react when she sees the man with uneven shoulders in the crowd? A) Because she sees the baby's father. B) Because she doesn't recognize the man. C) Because she knows it is her long lost husband. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because she knows it is her long lost husband. 15. His wrath was unleashed upon those who had wronged him. What does the word 'wrath' mean? A) Able to be understood or heard. B) To match or be similar to something. C) A question or request for information. D) Extreme anger or fierce rage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extreme anger or fierce rage. 16. The police were able to identify the culprit through DNA evidence. What does the word 'culprit' mean? A) To make up for a mistake. B) Someone who doesn't believe in God. C) A person who did something wrong. D) Being represented by a physical form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who did something wrong. 17. She paused to take a moment of reflection on her past actions. What does the word 'reflection' mean? A) Able to be changed or altered. B) What you see when light bounces back. C) To care for and help something grow. D) A question or request for information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What you see when light bounces back. 18. The artifact found in the tomb sheds light on the customs and culture of ..... A) Vex. B) Stupefy. C) Deliberate. D) Antiquity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antiquity. 19. A sense of foreboding washed over her as she entered the old, dark house. What does the word 'foreboding' mean? A) A feeling that something bad might happen. B) Up until now. C) Thinking you're better than everyone. D) No longer in existence or operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A feeling that something bad might happen. 20. What does the scarlet letter symbolize in the novel? A) Freedom and liberation. B) Honor and respect. C) Love and forgiveness. D) Sin and shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sin and shame. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books