This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means to tell someone to do or not do something? A) Habitat. B) Unrequited. C) Enjoin. D) Feigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoin. 2. What word means ceremony where a king or queen is crowned? A) Effervescent. B) Arraign. C) Desperado. D) Coronation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coronation. 3. What word means a strong connection or relationship between people? A) Momentous. B) Infernal. C) Accord. D) Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bond. 4. What does Pearl do with the prickly burrs she gathers while in the cemetery? A) Arranges them on Hester's hem. B) Arranges them on Hester's hat. C) Arranges them on Hester's "A". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arranges them on Hester's "A". 5. Where Chillingworth tells the townsperson he has been or why he was delayed in his arrival in the New World: A) New England. B) At the bottom of the Sea. C) Studying in Amsterdam. D) Held captive by Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Held captive by Indians. 6. When Winthrop died, the sexton believed the trail of the meteor represented what? A) An Angel. B) Sunshine. C) Eagerness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Angel. 7. Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt A) Edifice. B) Vivify. C) Ignominy. D) Abate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignominy. 8. What does the rose from the wild bush outside the prison symbolize in "The Scarlet Letter" ? A) Guilt. B) Hope. C) Anger. D) Innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hope. 9. What is the definition of 'balk'? A) To refuse or hesitate to do something. B) Knowing everything about everything all the time. C) Very light, delicate, or heavenly. D) Looking inside your mind and feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To refuse or hesitate to do something. 10. The fireworks display was absolutely ..... A) Mischievous. B) Scintillating. C) Listless. D) Ulterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scintillating. 11. One person suggests that Hester should have aniron brand burned where? A) On the palms of her hands. B) On her cheek. C) On her chest. D) On her forehead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On her forehead. 12. What is the definition of 'blight'? A) A disease that harms plants or crops. B) To express disapproval or disappointment. C) To leave or abandon someone or something. D) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A disease that harms plants or crops. 13. What ruins Hester's plans to leave Massachusetts by boat? A) Pearl gets sick. B) Chillingworth also goes. C) Dimmesdale dies. D) The boat sinks before docking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chillingworth also goes. 14. By nature, Pearl is described as A) Wild and untamed. B) Quiet and sober. C) Kind and thoughtful. D) Like any other normal child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wild and untamed. 15. The principal of the school addressed the students during the assembly. What does the word 'principal' mean? A) Centrifugal Force:The force that pushes things outward. B) The person in charge of a school. C) Strength and courage to face challenges. D) Very bold or daring, not afraid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The person in charge of a school. 16. After their separation of two years, the first time Hester sees Chillingworth again is A) When he visits her in jail. B) At the marketplace. C) They accidentally meet in a graveyard. D) He shows up at her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When he visits her in jail. 17. She is known for her kindness, which is a highly valued attribute. What does the word 'attribute' mean? A) A characteristic or quality of something. B) To live or stay in a place. C) To show sincere and serious intent. D) To start or create something important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A characteristic or quality of something. 18. The lattice fence created an elegant boundary around the garden. What does the word 'lattice' mean? A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. B) To think carefully before making a decision. C) Having a pale or washed-out color. D) Something that is really silly or ridiculous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. 19. Hester seeks our Roger Chillingworth because: A) She wishes to reunite with him. B) She wants him to stop his torment of Dimmesdale. C) She wants him to promise that he will not follow her to England. D) He continues to stare at her in church and in the marketplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wants him to stop his torment of Dimmesdale. 20. His ..... defeat left him in a state of embarrassment and shame. A) Compose. B) Accompany. C) Ignominious. D) Dwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ignominious. 21. "Thou shalt forgive me! Let God punish! Thou shalt forgive!" A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Pearl. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hester. 22. The detective is trying to ascertain the truth in this complicated case. What does the word 'ascertain' mean? A) A puzzle or mystery that is confusing. B) To come closer to something or someone. C) To find out or figure something out. D) Full of energy and enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find out or figure something out. 23. Rev. Dimmesdale kissed Pearl by the brook. What did she do in response? A) Ran to the brook and washed it off. B) Spit at him. C) Slapped him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ran to the brook and washed it off. 24. Ch. 15-What does Hester think of Chillingworth after he departs? A) She is angry with herself for not being a faithful wife to him over the years. B) She hatees him for refusing to give their family another chance. C) She hates him for tricking her into thinking she'd be happy as his wife. D) She laments using the genuine love they shared in the early days of marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She hates him for tricking her into thinking she'd be happy as his wife. 25. What word means to really, really hate something or someone? A) Bound. B) Loathe. C) Pilgrim. D) Penance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loathe. 26. What word means very knowledgeable and smart? A) Erudite. B) Mortal. C) Entreat. D) Intuitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erudite. 27. She is known for her calm temperament in high-pressure situations. What does the word 'temperament' mean? A) A person's general attitude or mood. B) Able to understand and make good choices. C) To agree or make an agreement. D) A safe place to stay or hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's general attitude or mood. 28. "misshapen scholar" A) Pearl. B) Chillingworth. C) Dimmesdale. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chillingworth. 29. What is Pearl's role in Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Pearl represents guilt and sin in Chapter 15. B) Pearl is absent in Chapter 15. C) Pearl is a minor character in Chapter 15. D) Pearl symbolizes freedom and innocence in Chapter 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl symbolizes freedom and innocence in Chapter 15. 30. What does Dimmesdale do on the scaffold after he finishes his sermon? A) He confesses his sin of adultery. B) He asks the crowd for forgiveness. C) He resigns from his position as minister. D) He faints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He confesses his sin of adultery. 31. When Pearl asks her mother why she wears the scarlet letter, Hester tells her A) She likes the gold thread. B) Because of her love for Dimmesdale. C) The truth. D) She is too young to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes the gold thread. 32. "Once in my life I met the Black Man! ..... This scarlet letter is his mark!" A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Hester. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester. 33. (Pg. 186) Pearl was a symbol of the living ..... between Hester Prynne and Master Dimmesdale. A) Secret. B) Ghost. C) Flower. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secret. 34. A church official who ushers A) Sable. B) Beadle. C) Pillory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beadle. 35. The diagram was used to illustrate the complex concept. What does the word 'illustrate' mean? A) The highest or greatest level of something. B) An agreement or harmony between people. C) Respected or honored as special or sacred. D) To show or explain something with pictures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show or explain something with pictures. 36. What is the name of the minister who questions Hester on the scaffold? A) Arthur Dimmesdale. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Governor Bellingham. D) John Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Wilson. 37. What is the definition of 'nurture'? A) To care for and help something grow. B) A question or request for information. C) To trick or make someone believe something false. D) To bring out or call forth a feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To care for and help something grow. 38. Where was Hawthorne born? A) Salem. B) Plymouth. C) Logansport. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salem. 39. What sensation does the narrator relay when he holds the scarlet letter up to his chest? A) A sensation of hatred. B) A warm, loving sensation. C) A burning sensation. D) A chilling sensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A burning sensation. 40. N. punishment for evil done A) Retribution. B) Edifice. C) Patriarch. D) Truculency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retribution. 41. Where did Dimmesdale go at midnight during his vigil? A) To the forest. B) To Hester's house. C) To the scaffold. D) To see Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the scaffold. 42. To leave behind; to give up A) Alwork. B) Adduced. C) Caprice. D) Relinquish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relinquish. 43. Hester Pyrnne once loved her husband. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 44. The ..... of the spinning carousel pushed the riders towards the outer edge. A) Centrifugal force. B) Erratic. C) Undulate. D) Compliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centrifugal force. 45. What is Dimmesdale's occupation? A) He has no occupation. B) Pastor. C) Governor. D) The jailer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pastor. 46. What is the definition of 'conform'? A) To agree or go along with something. B) To behave or do things like others. C) Kind and not causing harm or danger. D) A really bad and disastrous event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To behave or do things like others. 47. What is the definition of 'imbibe'? A) To drink or take in liquid. B) To burn or scorch something. C) A place where you live or stay. D) Rude or inappropriate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To drink or take in liquid. 48. What does Pearl represent? A) Greatness. B) The pain in Hester's life. C) Light in a dark situation. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light in a dark situation. 49. The acrid smell of smoke filled the room after the fire. What does the word 'acrid' mean? A) Having a strong and unpleasant smell. B) To do something nice in return. C) A state of total confusion and disorder. D) Very smart or skilled for your age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having a strong and unpleasant smell. 50. To make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. A) Scourge. B) Abate. C) Vivify. D) Evanescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abate. 51. The grand edifice stood tall and majestic in the heart of the city. What does the word 'edifice' mean? A) To go together with someone or something. B) To start or create something important. C) Not clear or easy to understand. D) A large, important building or structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A large, important building or structure. 52. She received a negative response to her job application. What does the word 'negative' mean? A) Something that is not positive. B) A poisonous substance produced by animals. C) When something is a sign of good luck. D) A poet or singer in ancient times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that is not positive. 53. What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness at the beginning of the novel? A) A The public humiliation of Hester Prynne. B) D The confession of Arthur Dimmesdale. C) C The birth of Pearl. D) B The public execution of Hester Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A The public humiliation of Hester Prynne. 54. What word means knowing everything about everything all the time? A) Omniscient. B) Defile. C) Expel. D) Odious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omniscient. 55. What do the Puritan women think Hester's punishment should be? A) Burned on forehead with hot iron. B) Hung. C) Placed on public display. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burned on forehead with hot iron. 56. What is it called when a narrator breaks character and speaks directly to the reader? A) Breaking the 3rd wall. B) Breaking character. C) Breaking the 4th wall. D) Stepping out of character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breaking the 4th wall. 57. How does she dress Pearl? A) In finery. B) In modest attire. C) In attire reflecting her vibrant spirit and personality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In finery. 58. "Why has thou not avenged thyself on me?" A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Pearl. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hester. 59. Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born? A) Salem. B) Maine. C) Concord. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salem. 60. True or False:In chapter 17, we read that Dimmesdale was so upset with Hester that he blamed her and never forgave her for what has happened with Chillingworth. A) False. B) True. 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