This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 97 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 97 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of 'burnish'? A) A comparison to show similarities between things. B) To think carefully before making a decision. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) To make something shiny or smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make something shiny or smooth. 2. How does Herster feel about Pearl? A) She causes her great shame. B) She exhibits characteristics of a child of the devil. C) She wishes to be rid of the child. D) She believes she is the most perfect.child ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She exhibits characteristics of a child of the devil. 3. What promise does Chillingworth exact from Hester? A) That she will not have a physical relationship with another person for the rest of her life. B) That she will reveal the name of her lover and the father of her child within one year. C) That she will not tell anyone of their prior relationship and that he is her husband. D) That she will not remain silent and not reveal the name of her lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she will not tell anyone of their prior relationship and that he is her husband. 4. INQUEST: A) A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. B) A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as death. C) Second-person singular simple present form of wit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as death. 5. What word means to get or obtain something from something else? A) Sojourn. B) Derive. C) Impending. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derive. 6. The main action of The Scarlet Letter takes place in Boston. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The lieutenant charged the insolent private with ..... or defiance. A) Peremptory. B) Writhe. C) Stubbornness. D) Insubordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insubordination. 8. What detail suggests that the baby was born in jail? A) She didn't want to be held by her mother,. B) She laughed at the magistrate. C) She was quite fat. D) She blinked a lot when exposed to the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She blinked a lot when exposed to the sun. 9. What is the scarlet A's super power? A) To detect sin in others. B) To detect judgement in others. C) To detect solitude in others. D) To detect hope in others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To detect sin in others. 10. The firefighters worked to quell the raging fire. What does the word 'quell' mean? A) To delay or put off for later. B) To stop or calm something down. C) The ability to get desired results. D) Looking at something very closely and carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stop or calm something down. 11. Interpret the moral dilemmas faced by Dimmesdale and Hester in this section of the novel. A) Dimmesdale faces the dilemma of confessing his sin publicly, while Hester faces the dilemma of revealing the identity of her child's father. B) Dimmesdale faces the dilemma of running away from his responsibilities. C) Dimmesdale faces the dilemma of revealing Hester's secret. D) Hester faces the dilemma of adopting her child out of wedlock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale faces the dilemma of confessing his sin publicly, while Hester faces the dilemma of revealing the identity of her child's father. 12. While standing on the scaffold the minister sees a meteor in the sky. A) No Change. B) Scaffold, the. C) Meteor, in. D) Standing, on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scaffold, the. 13. What word means speaking or writing very clearly and persuasively? A) Bond. B) Sojourn. C) Discerning. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eloquent. 14. During the course of the novel, Hester removes the scarlet letter from her dress A) Only once. B) Never. C) Only on holidays. D) Only in church. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only once. 15. To become used to hardship, difficulty pain A) Inure. B) Obstinacy. C) Machination. D) Sojourn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inure. 16. A character that displays a variety of different types of emotions is a ..... character. A) Dynamic. B) Round. C) Flat. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round. 17. What does Hester mean when tells Pearl, "Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!" A) Hester is saying Pearl has to create her own happiness because Hester has none to offer. B) Hester is saying they don't have any money and it's up to Pearl to make them wealthy. C) Hester doesn't love her daughter and she is planning to give her up to a family who can love her. D) Hester thinks Pearl is lazy and needs to start doing things on her own. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester is saying Pearl has to create her own happiness because Hester has none to offer. 18. In her physical appearance, Pearl A) Resembles Roger Chillingworth. B) Is beautiful. C) Is homely. D) Looks like other Puritan children. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is beautiful. 19. Despite the odds, determination and perseverance ..... ed in the face of adversity. A) Momentous. B) Heed. C) Prevail. D) Refuge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevail. 20. What is the definition of 'intuitive'? A) Very deep and meaningful. B) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. C) Being very special and important. D) A prediction or message from a higher power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. ← 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