This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 92 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 92 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following bodies of water is a symbol in TSL? A) The lake. B) The ocean. C) The brook. D) The creek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The brook. 2. Lessen; reduce in amount or degree A) Inauspicious. B) Impropriety. C) Abate. D) Infamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abate. 3. Who left money and property to Pearl in his will? A) Gov. Bellingham. B) Chillingworth. C) Dimmesdale. D) Captain of the ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chillingworth. 4. The artist was asked to elaborate on the inspiration behind his latest masterpiece. What does the word 'elaborate' mean? A) A living thing that will eventually die. B) To ask for something very politely. C) Something you do often or regularly. D) To explain something in more detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain something in more detail. 5. What word means the bouncing back of light or sound? A) Attribute. B) Reflections. C) Subtle. D) Establish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflections. 6. What word means doing the opposite of what's expected? A) Gesticulate. B) Evoke. C) Abyss. D) Perverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perverse. 7. She showed great ..... towards the homeless man, offering him a warm meal and a place to stay. A) Desolate. B) Pathos. C) Compassion. D) Compliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compassion. 8. How do the women react to Hester's embroidered letter? A) They are happy that she made the letter ugly to match her sin. B) The letter is so flashy that it makes her sin seem less serious. C) They are pleased she stitched the word "adulterer" in it with bright gold thread so that everyone knows her sin. D) They are angry that she only has to wear the letter until her child is eighteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The letter is so flashy that it makes her sin seem less serious. 9. Who takes on a false identity to exact revenge? A) Hester. B) Rev. Dimmesdale. C) Dr. Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbins. E) Governor Billingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Chillingworth. 10. In Hawthorne's view, which seems more likely to symbolize wildness and emotion? A) The town or city. B) Nature or the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature or the forest. 11. Why is Chillingworth sometimes referred to by townspeople as a "leech" ? A) He's always sucking up to people, specifically Governor Bellingham. B) He's always taking blood from his patients. C) He sucked the joy of Boston when he arrived. D) "Leech" was a common slang term for a doctor at that time. E) T. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Leech" was a common slang term for a doctor at that time. 12. What does the letter A worn by Hester symbolize? A) Shame. B) Inner growth. C) Freedom. D) Isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner growth. 13. What word means a safe place to stay or hide? A) Refuge. B) Infernal. C) Contemporary. D) Sage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refuge. 14. She took a deliberate approach to solving the problem. What does the word 'deliberate' mean? A) Acting like you're the boss. B) Having a pale or washed-out color. C) A view, especially a wide one. D) To think carefully before making a decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To think carefully before making a decision. 15. What is the definition of 'abstracted'? A) Strength and courage to face challenges. B) A strong and violent storm with wind. C) Lost in thought and not paying attention. D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost in thought and not paying attention. 16. How does Chillingworth end up becoming Dimmesdale's physician? A) The townspeople pressured Dimmesdale. B) Dimmesdale asked Chillingworth about his heart pain. C) Hester begs Chillingworth to help Dimmesdale. D) Governor Bellingham orders Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The townspeople pressured Dimmesdale. 17. What does the governor hope to do with Pearl? A) Take Pearl away from Hester. B) Put Pearl in a boarding school. C) Ship Pearl overseas. D) Question Pearl about her father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take Pearl away from Hester. 18. Pearl is a quiet, obedient child. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What word means to pay attention to something? A) Heed. B) Accord. C) Prevail. D) Derive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heed. 20. What is the definition of 'endow'? A) A person who travels to a holy place. B) To give or provide something valuable. C) To tie or fasten something securely. D) Strange, odd, or weird in appearance. 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