This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the occupation of the character Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter? A) Lawyer. B) Physician. C) Minister. D) Blacksmith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minister. 2. She loved to dwell in peaceful places where she could find solace. What does the word 'dwell' mean? A) Respected and admired because of old age. B) To show sincere and serious intent. C) Very small or not easy to notice. D) To live or stay in a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To live or stay in a place. 3. Hester chooses to remain in Boston after being released from prison for a many reasons. Which is not one of those reasons? A) She wants to overthrow the church. B) Her baby's father is in town. C) Her defiant personality wants to stay and rise above her circumstances. D) She reasons since it was the scene of her crime, it should also be the scene of her punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wants to overthrow the church. 4. All see Dimmesdale standing on the scaffold except: A) No one. B) Pearl & Hester. C) Wilson. D) Chillingworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wilson. 5. What word means a follower of Jesus who spreads his teachings? A) Stifle. B) Mortal. C) Apostle. D) Sanctity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostle. 6. What word means a strong and violent storm with wind? A) Democracy. B) Centrifugal force. C) Tempest. D) Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tempest. 7. What does Pearl do when the children say they are going to "fling mud at (Pearl and Hester)" ? A) She runs away. B) She starts crying. C) She gives them threatening gestures and runs toward them, scaring them away. D) She hides behind Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She gives them threatening gestures and runs toward them, scaring them away. 8. What is the definition of 'posterity'? A) Future generations or descendants of someone. B) Relating to ships, sailors, or the sea. C) To get rid of or throw away. D) A lot or too much of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future generations or descendants of someone. 9. What is the definition of 'amiable'? A) Friendly and easy to get along with. B) To make someone leave or kick out. C) Extremely unpleasant or disgusting. D) To hate or detest something very much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friendly and easy to get along with. 10. The dark clouds gathering in the sky served as a ..... of an impending storm. A) Portent. B) Scanty. C) Defunct. D) Conceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portent. 11. Some people of the community believe that Dimmesdale's declining health is attributable to his dedication to his work. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the definition of 'venom'? A) A poisonous substance produced by animals. B) The leaves of a plant or tree. C) Adding flavors or colors into liquid. D) To agree or go along with something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A poisonous substance produced by animals. 13. Although Dimmesdale appears to have heart problems, what is his true ailment? A) He actually does have a bad heart. B) His is sick from his guilt. C) He has diabetes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His is sick from his guilt. 14. What does the scarlet letter "A" stand for on Hester's bosom? A) Abolitionist. B) Adulteress. C) Atheist. D) Angel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adulteress. 15. What word means to make a sound echo or bounce? A) Reverberate. B) Foreboding. C) Whimsical. D) Persist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverberate. 16. The novel was adapted into a successful film. What does the word 'adapted' mean? A) Changed to fit a new situation. B) To create or make something, like music. C) To create or make something (such as music or a story). D) Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changed to fit a new situation. 17. The governor allows Hester to keep Pearl because she A) Has taught her the correct answers to his questions. B) Chillingworth argues it will be best for the child. C) Reverend Wilson recommends it. D) Dimmesdale convinces him it will save their souls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale convinces him it will save their souls. 18. What's Chillingworth's occupation A) Physician. B) Coach. C) Physical Therapist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physician. 19. What word means doing what you are supposed to do? A) Necromancy. B) Tempest. C) Compliance. D) Minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compliance. 20. The teacher had to ..... the students for talking during class. A) Admonish. B) Conjecture. C) Portent. D) Malevolent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admonish. 21. What is the promise that Hester makes to Chillingworth? A) One day she will reveal her lover's name. B) She will remain faithful from now on. C) She and Pearl will leave to save him from. D) She will not reveal his identity to the people of Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She will not reveal his identity to the people of Boston. 22. How does Hester react when Chillingsworth tells her that the magistrate said that she can remove the letter A? A) She says that it's not up to him whether or not she wears it. B) She immediately removes the A but keeps it in her pocket. C) She cries and says that she can't remove it. D) She asks Dimmesdale what to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She says that it's not up to him whether or not she wears it. 23. She could infer from his tone that he was angry. What does the word 'infer' mean? A) The time between daylight and darkness. B) To figure out without being told. C) To come before in time or order. D) Showing how things are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To figure out without being told. 24. Puritan children play all of the games EXCEPT: A) Scourging Quakers. B) Screeching witch craft. C) Saving sinners. D) Scalping natives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saving sinners. 25. How does Dimmesdale's guilt finally come to light? A) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed by Chillingworth's confession. B) Dimmesdale dies without ever confessing his sin. C) Dimmesdale confesses his sin on the scaffold in front of the whole town. D) Dimmesdale writes a letter to the townspeople confessing his sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dimmesdale confesses his sin on the scaffold in front of the whole town. 26. Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. A) Iniquity. B) Resolute. C) Pensively. D) Plausibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolute. 27. What do the townspeople think the "A" in the sky meant? A) "Adultress". B) "Angel". C) "Avenger". D) "Anger". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Angel". 28. She had an intuitive sense of direction and easily found her way home. What does the word 'intuitive' mean? A) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. B) Being very special and important. C) To publicly express strong disapproval of something. D) Made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowing or understanding without needing instructions. 29. She took a cautious ..... to the problem, carefully considering all possible solutions. A) Chaos. B) Beneficent. C) Approach. D) Devise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approach. 30. The novel was ..... into a successful film. A) Dwell. B) Adapt. C) Adapted. D) Ignominious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adapted. 31. Where are the dignitaries-the ministers, the magistrates, etc.-as Hester stands on the scaffold? A) In the church. B) On the balcony. C) On the scaffold. D) In the crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the balcony. 32. Hester and Chillingworth discuss all of the following, except ..... A) Pearl. B) The scarlet letter. C) Dimmesdale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pearl. 33. Who is the main character in the book? A) Reverend. B) H. Prynne. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H. Prynne. 34. Everybody saw a scarlet letter on Dimmesdale's chest. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. Hester's first reaction upon coming forth from the prison is to shield her eyes from the sun. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. The mortal's fate was sealed the moment they made their pact with the devil. What does the word 'mortal' mean? A) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. B) Being very careful and thorough. C) A living thing that will eventually die. D) To ask for something very politely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A living thing that will eventually die. 37. What were the first two things the Puritans found NECESSARY to build upon arriving to the new colony? A) A school and a church. B) A cemetery and a school. C) A courthouse and a prison. D) A cemetery and a prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cemetery and a prison. 38. True or False:Hester removed her Scarlet Letter for good A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. What word means to give someone a special honor? A) Confer. B) Habitat. C) Unrequited. D) Compose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confer. 40. What is the definition of 'reflection'? A) To find a solution or make a decision. B) Extreme anger or fierce rage. C) What you see when light bounces back. D) A question or request for information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What you see when light bounces back. 41. How did Hester make a living? A) She cleaned the governor's house. B) She lived on charity. C) She sew (she was clever with the needle). D) She was a teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She sew (she was clever with the needle). 42. Which does Hester NOT think about as she stands upon the scaffold? A) Her home in Old England. B) A scholarly man. C) Her wealthy grandparents. D) Her parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her wealthy grandparents. 43. What event, from 1692-1693, led to 20 people being executed? A) The Boston Tea Party. B) The Salem Witch Trials. C) The American Revolution. D) The Salem Shakedown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Salem Witch Trials. 44. Strong distaste or aversion, objection, antipathy A) Innate. B) Despotic. C) Infallibility. D) Repugnance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repugnance. 45. What is Hester standing on for public display? A) Scaffold. B) Stage. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scaffold. 46. How does Chillingworth figure out who Pearl's father really is? A) Dimmesdale tells him. B) Chillingworth becomes Dimmesdale's doctor and guesses the secret. C) Hester tells him one day in the woods. D) He never finds out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chillingworth becomes Dimmesdale's doctor and guesses the secret. 47. They were able to reach an accord after hours of negotiation. What does the word 'accord' mean? A) A safe place to stay or hide. B) To agree or make an agreement. C) Very, very, bad or wicked. D) Very important or significant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To agree or make an agreement. 48. Ch. 8 How does Chillingworth react to Dimmesdale's speech in defense of Hester? A) He is impressed with Dimmesdale's eloquence. B) He notes Dimmesdale's unusual passion and conviction. C) He is angry with Dimmesdale's viewpoint. D) He dismisses Dimmesdale's speech as irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He notes Dimmesdale's unusual passion and conviction. 49. What is the definition of 'foliage'? A) When something is a sign of good luck. B) A ruler who has complete power. C) Kind and not causing harm or danger. D) The leaves of a plant or tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The leaves of a plant or tree. 50. According to Puritan standards, Hester's sin deserved punishment by: A) Death. B) Life Imprisonment. C) Having a letter branded (burned) on her forehead. D) Exile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death. 51. The officer received a mild ..... or reprimand for not wearing a helmet. A) Quell. B) Demeanor. C) Writhe. D) Le samurai family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Le samurai family. 52. Reason Pearl was a wild cantankerous child: A) Always asking hard quetion. B) Constantly playing in the forestt. C) Represents the good and the bad that came out of Hester's affair. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Dimmesdale and Chillingworth find each other intellectually stimulating because of the different realms of thought that they represent. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Hester tells Chillingworth that his one hope is: A) Forgiveness. B) To leave Boston and give them peace. C) Help her to financially provide for Pearl. D) Prayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forgiveness. 55. What word means to ask for something very politely? A) Inarticulate. B) Denounce. C) Exemplary. D) Entreat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entreat. 56. What is Hester's response to the demands for the name of her baby's father in "The Scarlet Letter" ? A) She leaves the town. B) She refuses to name him. C) She accuses another man. D) She names him immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She refuses to name him. 57. The news of the accident was ..... , reminding everyone of the importance of road safety. A) Sobering. B) Accord. C) Shrewd. D) Comely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sobering. 58. The forest is the natural habitat for many species of animals. What does the word 'habitat' mean? A) The ability to get desired results. B) Looking at something very closely and carefully. C) To get revenge for someone or something. D) A place where an animal lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place where an animal lives. 59. What does Hester tell Pearl about the meaning of the scarlet letter? A) That it represents a sin. B) That it is a symbol of honor. C) That it is pretty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That it is pretty. 60. At the end of the chapter, Hester is threateningly surrounded by a group of individuals in the market as they stare at the symbol on her bosom. Who is she surrounded by A) Indians. B) Puritan townspeople. C) Sailors. D) All of the above. 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