This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 98 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The minister of the church delivers ..... every Sunday. A) Sermons. B) Saint. C) Wicked. D) Purify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sermons. 2. Who is the person who helps Hester win a custody battle? A) Reverend Wilson. B) Reverend Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reverend Dimmesdale. 3. To be absorbed into the dominant cultural tradition A) Gesticulation. B) Emoluments. C) Vivify. D) Assimilate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assimilate. 4. How does the character development progress in Chapter 4? A) Character development is non-existent in Chapter 4. B) Character development is stagnant and uninteresting. C) Character development progresses through internal conflicts and subsequent growth. D) Character development is solely driven by external factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character development progresses through internal conflicts and subsequent growth. 5. The ..... fence created an elegant boundary around the garden. A) Vista. B) Lineage. C) Lattice. D) Premeditated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lattice. 6. Address, greeting A) Enigma. B) Accosting. C) Gratuitous. D) Gild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accosting. 7. Who did Hawthorne marry? A) Abigail Adams. B) Sophia Peabody. C) Charity Beecher. D) Mary Hutchins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sophia Peabody. 8. Governor Bellingham want to take Pearl away from Hester. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Decorous A) Conscientious; careful. B) Proper. C) Unspoiled; uncorrupted. D) Peevish; annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proper. 10. Without further expostulation, she signed the document. What does expostulation mean? A) Reading. B) Meditation. C) Hesitation. D) Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discussion. 11. Why are the townspeople so sure of Reverend Dimmesdale's devotion to his faith? A) His public prayers. B) His fast and vigils. C) His powerful, fire-and-brimstone sermons. D) His selfless tending to the needy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His fast and vigils. 12. She would often ..... her love for him, but he didn't believe her. A) Profess. B) Comely. C) Depravity. D) Shrewd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profess. 13. How is Pearl different from the other children? A) She is the only girl in town. B) She isn't allowed to play with them, and spends all her time with her mother. C) Pearl doesn't like to play with dolls or play games. D) Pearl is just an only child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She isn't allowed to play with them, and spends all her time with her mother. 14. Who is dying during the night that Dimmesdale goes to the scaffold? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Mistress Hibbins. C) The former Governor Winthrop. D) President Pierce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The former Governor Winthrop. 15. What is Hester sewing for Governor Winthrop? A) A baptismal gown for his infant son. B) His death shroud. C) A shawl to ward off the winter chill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His death shroud. 16. Identify one possible interpretation of the meteor's symbolism in the story. A) A sign of Satan's power. B) A natural phenomenon with no deeper meaning. C) A symbol of Arthur's guilt. D) A message from God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A symbol of Arthur's guilt. 17. Chillingworth made Hester swear not to reveal that he ..... A) Was Pearl's father. B) Has blinded a patient. C) Was her husband. D) Had no medical degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was her husband. 18. She spent hours in the studio composing her latest piece of music. What does the word 'compose' mean? A) A characteristic or quality of something. B) Not easy to notice or understand. C) To create or make something (such as music or a story). D) To start or create something important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create or make something (such as music or a story). 19. The minister of the town's name is: A) Nathaniel Hawthorne. B) Roger Chillingsworth. C) Dr. Arthur Chillingsworth. D) Arthur Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arthur Dimmesdale. 20. Where is Hester coming from? A) Jail. B) Home. C) The marketplace. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jail. ← 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