This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are Reverend Wilson, Hester Prynne, and Pearl walking through town in the middle of the night? A) They had all been at a midnight vigil at the church. B) They had been at the bedside of a prior reverend who had died. C) They had been at the bedside of a prior governor who had died. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had been at the bedside of a prior governor who had died. 2. What is the definition of 'feigned'? A) To tell someone to do or not do something. B) Pretending or making something up. C) To come near or get closer to something. D) A strong band that connects bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pretending or making something up. 3. The scarlet letter that Hester wears represents her sin, adultery. It is A) An alliteration. B) A metaphor. C) A symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A symbol. 4. "Let the black flower blossom as it may." A) Hester. B) Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 5. How did Puritans view religion and law? A) Religion created the laws of the people. B) Religion could guide the law, but not determine it. C) Religion had nothing to do with the law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion created the laws of the people. 6. She sang a hauntingly beautiful ballad at the concert. What does the word 'ballad' mean? A) A big, busy city with many people. B) Ceremony where a king or queen is crowned. C) Not always the same or steady. D) A song that tells a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A song that tells a story. 7. What is the definition of 'hypocrite'? A) To hate or detest something very much. B) Strong dislike or hatred towards something. C) Someone who says one thing but does another. D) Very bad or unpleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who says one thing but does another. 8. The committee is comprised of five members. What does the word 'comprised' mean? A) A living thing that will eventually die. B) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. C) Very deep and meaningful. D) Made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made up. 9. What word means to win or succeed in a competition? A) Heed. B) Secluded. C) Eloquent. D) Prevail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prevail. 10. Even though she is released from prison, Hester decides not to leave the town, move somewhere else with her baby, and start over. Which of the following is not one of her reasons? A) She feels bound to the place where her sin took place. B) She realizes the man she loves still lives in the town. C) She feels responsible for her sin and wants to atone for it. D) She has nowhere else to go because she would be a single mom and unable to support her baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She has nowhere else to go because she would be a single mom and unable to support her baby. 11. Roger Chillingworth is Hester's ..... A) Doctor. B) Lover. C) Husband. D) Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Husband. 12. What is the definition of 'prophecy'? A) Being very careful and thorough. B) A prediction or message from a higher power. C) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. D) Not able to speak clearly or express oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prediction or message from a higher power. 13. Hester regrets not telling Dimmesdale the truth about Chillingworth's identity long ago. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The speaker delivered a ..... message that resonated with the audience. A) Beseech. B) Profound. C) Inarticulate. D) Sanctity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. 15. The disappearance of the artifact remains inexplicable to the investigators. What does the word 'inexplicable' mean? A) Able to be changed or altered. B) Cannot be explained. C) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. D) To care for and help something grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot be explained. 16. Hester's clothes became trendy, and she sells all EXCEPT: A) Coats. B) Dresses. C) Gloves. D) Wedding veils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wedding veils. 17. The ..... behavior of the driver made the passengers nervous. A) Pathos. B) Abstracted. C) Tempest. D) Erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erratic. 18. The heavy traffic impeded my progress to work. What does the word 'impede' mean? A) A person who is very poor. B) Kind and not causing harm or danger. C) Disgusting and makes you want to stay away. D) To make it harder to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make it harder to do something. 19. How does Hester Prynne's character develop throughout chapters 13-19? A) Hester Prynne's character remains stagnant and unchanged. B) Hester Prynne's character develops from a symbol of shame to a strong and resilient individual. C) Hester Prynne's character becomes increasingly dishonest and deceitful. D) Hester Prynne's character transforms into a weak and submissive individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hester Prynne's character develops from a symbol of shame to a strong and resilient individual. 20. What word means to calm or bring under control? A) Contrast. B) Subdue. C) Recoil. D) Vestige. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subdue. 21. How had the doctor changed according to the text? A) He had become kinder. B) He had become very caring. C) His thirst for revenge made him mean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His thirst for revenge made him mean. 22. The dark clouds in the sky suggested an impending storm. What does the word 'impending' mean? A) To interfere or get involved, often unwanted. B) Able to understand and make good choices. C) Happening or existing in the same time period. D) About to happen or occur soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About to happen or occur soon. 23. What was on Arthur Dimmesdale's chest? A) Nobody really knows. B) An iron burned Scarlet Letter. C) An injury caused by Roger Chilliworth. D) A sign of guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nobody really knows. 24. Hester thinks that if Dimmesdale's secret had been made 7 years ago ..... A) Life would now be worse for her and Pearl. B) His suffering would now be over. C) People might have judged him more kindly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His suffering would now be over. 25. She has a habitual morning routine. What does the word 'habitual' mean? A) Something you do often or regularly. B) To ask or beg someone earnestly. C) Extremely evil or wicked. D) Being very careful and thorough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something you do often or regularly. 26. In all the years, Hester has never done what to Pearl? A) Shown affection toward Pearl. B) Got upset with Pearl. C) Gone to town with Pearl. D) Lied to Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lied to Pearl. 27. Hester walked in the woods for a few weeks because she ..... A) Had suffered a temporary loss of memory. B) Was searching for the missing Pearl. C) Was gathering flowers for the church. D) Knew Reverend Dimmesdale walked there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knew Reverend Dimmesdale walked there. 28. The funhouse mirrors distort my reflection, making me appear taller and thinner than I actually am. What does the word 'distort' mean? A) Something that shows what might happen. B) To change something to look different. C) Not straight or not lined up correctly. D) Having a desire to cause harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To change something to look different. 29. A burial vault or chamber A) Sepulchre. B) Throng. C) Gallows. D) Edifice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sepulchre. 30. What is Roger Chillingworth's goal at the beginning of Chapter 11? A) To kidnap Pearl and run away. B) To make himself the one trusted friend of Dimmesdale so that he can exact his revenge. C) To reveal Hester Prynne's secret to everyone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make himself the one trusted friend of Dimmesdale so that he can exact his revenge. 31. The artist's vision began to ..... itself through their vibrant paintings. A) Luxuriant. B) Manifest. C) Venom. D) Redeem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manifest. 32. What is the name of the introductory portion of The Scarlet Letter? A) Custom House Introduction. B) Tax House Introduction. C) Port and Docking Introduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Custom House Introduction. 33. What is the definition of 'audacious'? A) Very bold or daring, not afraid. B) Empty, sad, and feeling very alone. C) A government where people vote and make decisions. D) The person in charge of a school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very bold or daring, not afraid. 34. The meteor at night forms a powerful image. What does the book describe the image as? A) The face of God. B) Chillingworth's cold heart. C) The "Letter A". D) A vibrant glowing of fire and stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The "Letter A". 35. How reason does Chillingworth give for why he has become so mean and evil? A) He missed being with the Indians. B) He lost his job. C) As a result of wrong done to him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result of wrong done to him. 36. The CEO spoke with an imperious tone, demanding immediate action. What does the word 'imperious' mean? A) Acting like you're the boss. B) The distance from one side to the other. C) To calm or make someone peaceful. D) A variety or differences among people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acting like you're the boss. 37. Which punishment(s) do the women of the town want Hester Prynne to receive? A) Branding on her forehead. B) Lashings on her back. C) Death. D) Branding on her forehead&lashings on her back. E) Branding on her forehead&death. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Branding on her forehead&death. 38. Why is Hester going to Governor Bellingham's house in chapter 7? A) They are having a court hearing to decide if they'll take Pearl away from Hester. B) She embroidered a pair of gloves for him and is returning them. C) His wife is sick and she is bringing her soup. D) Pearl insisted on going to the governor's house and play in his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She embroidered a pair of gloves for him and is returning them. 39. Pearl uses seaweed to form a letter A on her own clothing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. City and year in which the story is set: A) Manhattan, 1642. B) Boston, 1850. C) Manhattan, 1850. D) Boston, 1642. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boston, 1642. 41. Established hatred A) Infantile. B) Mutability. C) Enmity. D) Plebeian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enmity. 42. She was able to derive great pleasure from reading. What does the word 'derive' mean? A) To win or succeed in a competition. B) To agree or make an agreement. C) To pay attention to something. D) To get or obtain something from something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get or obtain something from something else. 43. How does Pearl contribute to the events in Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Pearl confronts Dimmesdale about his secret in Chapter 15. B) Pearl helps Hester remove the scarlet letter from her chest. C) Pearl refuses to come to Hester until she puts the scarlet letter back on her chest. D) Pearl runs away and hides during the events in Chapter 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl refuses to come to Hester until she puts the scarlet letter back on her chest. 44. The doctor reassured his patient of the ..... of the medication. A) Enjoin. B) Compose. C) Postpone. D) Efficacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Efficacy. 45. Find the best quote below to support the following conclusion:Roger Chillingworth is a man after revenge. A) "Leave me alone with my patient". B) "The man lives who has wronged us both". C) "Foolish woman! The medicine will help the baby". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The man lives who has wronged us both". 46. The government's actions are under ..... by the public and media. A) Delude. B) Maternal. C) Scrutiny. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scrutiny. 47. When John Wilson asks Pearl who her maker is in chapter 10, Pearl replies: A) That she was plucked off a rose bush. B) That sin hath made her. C) That Hester and Dimmesdale made her. D) That God hath made her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she was plucked off a rose bush. 48. What is the antonym for heterogeneous? A) Made up of parts that are different. B) Married. C) Made up of parts that are alike. D) Unusually intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made up of parts that are alike. 49. Who assumes a false identity for revenge? A) Dr. Chillingworth. B) Hester. C) Rev. Dimmesdale. D) Mistress Hibbins. E) Governor Billingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Chillingworth. 50. Despite facing numerous obstacles, she continued to persist in achieving her goals. What does the word 'persist' mean? A) Completely filled or abundantly supplied. B) To keep trying even when it's difficult. C) A short trip or outing for fun. D) Having a desire to cause harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep trying even when it's difficult. 51. What is the definition of 'erratic'? A) Very bold or daring, not afraid. B) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. C) Lost in thought and not paying attention. D) Not following a fixed or regular pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not following a fixed or regular pattern. 52. Pearl's father is ..... A) Dimmesdale. B) An unknown man. C) Governor. D) Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 53. Why doesn't Hester leave Boston after she is released from prison? A) She reasons that Boston was the scene of her guilt therefore it should be the scene of her earthly punishment. B) Even though she can't be with him, Pearl's father is in Boston and she wants to be near him. C) Chillingworth has threatened to tell the truth about her if she tries to leave. D) She is afraid God will sink her ship if she tries to travel back to England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She reasons that Boston was the scene of her guilt therefore it should be the scene of her earthly punishment. 54. What word means to give a warning or scold someone? A) Whimsical. B) Malevolent. C) Foreboding. D) Admonish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Admonish. 55. This ..... helping will not satisfy the ravenous football player. A) Paramour. B) Iniquity. C) Meagre. D) Ascetic. E) Lurid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meagre. 56. In which century is The Scarlet Letter set? A) 19th century. B) 18th century. C) 17th century. D) 16th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17th century. 57. What does Hester say about her Scarlet Letter after Chillingworth told her that he asked the judges if she can take it off? A) It should be removed by the judges. B) It will fall away by itself when the time is right. C) Pearl should remove it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will fall away by itself when the time is right. 58. Which character is a customs officer at the Salem Custom House? A) Master Brackett. B) Narrator. C) Governor Bellingham. D) Roger Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrator. 59. Pristine's definition is "the nature of or indicative of disease." A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 60. Which word does NOT describe the stranger who sees Hester on the scaffold? A) Secretive. B) Determined. C) Handsome. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handsome. Next →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe 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