This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Friendly, likeable A) Panoply. B) Brazen. C) Ponderous. D) Venerable. E) Congenial. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Congenial. 2. What word means to force someone to leave a country? A) Deport. B) Transgress. C) Forthwith. D) Venom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deport. 3. "Those who had before known her, and had expected to behold her dimmed and obscured by a disastrous cloud, were astonished, and even startled, to perceive how her beauty shone out, and made a halo of the misfortune and ignominy in which she was enveloped." In this description of Hester Prynne when she is first seen in the novel, which of the following best defines ignominy? A) Humor. B) Shame. C) Sadness. D) Pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shame. 4. A sense of ..... washed over her as she entered the old, dark house. A) Conceit. B) Foreboding. C) Whimsical. D) Torrent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreboding. 5. The rhythmic cadence of the music filled the room. What does the word 'cadence' mean? A) Looking tired, worn out or exhausted. B) Thinking deeply or being thoughtful. C) The rhythm or beat of music. D) The most important or most common. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rhythm or beat of music. 6. Pearl refers to Chillingworth as ..... A) That creepy man. B) The Leech. C) Grandpa. D) The Black Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Black Man. 7. What is the definition of 'introspection'? A) Something that is hidden or undeveloped. B) Very light, delicate, or heavenly. C) To hate or detest something very much. D) Looking inside your mind and feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looking inside your mind and feelings. 8. What word means rude or inappropriate? A) Penitent. B) Dwelling. C) Vulgar. D) Bound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulgar. 9. With what does Chillingworth become obsessed? A) Finding out Dimmesdale's secrets. B) Adopting Pearl. C) Becoming governor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finding out Dimmesdale's secrets. 10. What are some of the qualities shown of Pearl? A) Rebel, violent, and wild. B) Gentle, compassionate, and imaginative. C) Timid, obedient, and reserved. D) Adventurous, curious, and artistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebel, violent, and wild. 11. How does Nature seem to condemn Hester for her sin? A) The shafts of sunlight seem to avoid her. B) The birds stop singing as she approaches. C) The stump Hester sits on is partially rotted. D) Pearl laughs at Hester's tiredness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shafts of sunlight seem to avoid her. 12. Explain the significance of Pearl's behavior and appearance in the story. A) Pearl's behavior and appearance indicate her father's sin and shame. B) Pearl's behavior and appearance represent her mother's innocence and purity. C) Pearl's behavior and appearance symbolize her mother's sin and shame. D) Pearl's behavior and appearance are irrelevant to the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl's behavior and appearance symbolize her mother's sin and shame. 13. She sought sage advice before making her decision. What does the word 'sage' mean? A) Able to understand and make good choices. B) Away from others, hidden or private. C) A wise person who gives good advice. D) A temporary stay in a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wise person who gives good advice. 14. Governor Bellingham's sister; rumored to be a witch A) Abigail Williams. B) Miss Hibbins. C) Hester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miss Hibbins. 15. What reason does Chillingworth give to the townspeople for wanting to live with Dimmesdale? A) Because Dimmesdale does not have a wife, he needs a doctor to care for him. B) They are both single men and can keep each other company. C) Chillingworth is in need of spiritual guidance. D) Dimmesdale is Chillingworth's distant cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Dimmesdale does not have a wife, he needs a doctor to care for him. 16. She took deliberate steps to ensure her success. What does the word 'deliberate' mean? A) Given or done for free. B) To make someone feel very confused or surprised. C) Thought to be known for | 4th Grader Definition:Known or famous for something. D) To think carefully and plan something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To think carefully and plan something. 17. What does "inimical" mean? A) Comfort in time of distress. B) Tending harm. C) Reverence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tending harm. 18. True or False:In chapter 17, we read that Hester told Dimmesdale that he should remain in the same house with Chillingworth because it's good to keep friends close, but enemies closer. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. Al are ways Dimmesdale physically tortures himself except: A) Whips himself. B) Stays up all night praying. C) Cuts off his arm. D) Does not sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuts off his arm. 20. He is the sinner's former husband. A) Pearl. B) Reverend Dimmesdale. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roger Chillingworth. 21. What question does Reverend Wilson pose to Pearl? A) If she is a Christian. B) If she gets enough to eat. C) If she is happy. D) If she knows who her father is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If she knows who her father is. 22. What word means to tie or fasten something tightly? A) Deception. B) Wretch. C) Bound. D) Doleful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bound. 23. A wicked act; sin A) Inauspicious. B) Impropriety. C) Iniquity. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iniquity. 24. The professor asked the students to elaborate on their research findings. What does the word 'elaborate' mean? A) To break a rule or go against it. B) To show or make something clear. C) A poison produced by some animals. D) To explain or give more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain or give more details. 25. They entered into a heated dispute over the ownership of the property. What does the word 'dispute' mean? A) A crisscross pattern of intersecting lines. B) Planned or thought about beforehand. C) To argue or disagree about something. D) The family line you come from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To argue or disagree about something. 26. What happened to Hester? A) She disappeared, never to be seen again. B) She disappeared, but later returned to her home in Boston. C) She moved to a different country. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She disappeared, but later returned to her home in Boston. 27. Since Pearl is an outcast of the community, A) Hester dresses her in dark, drab garments. B) She becomes a quiet, obedient, and loving child. C) She plays by herself with "the unlikeliest materials, " such as sticks, rags, and flowers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She plays by herself with "the unlikeliest materials, " such as sticks, rags, and flowers. 28. When Reverend Wilson asks Pearl who made her, how does she respond? A) That she's an imp from elves. B) That she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses. C) That the devil made her. D) That she's half rabbit and half human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses. 29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the sexton on the Sunday morning after the night on the scaffold? A) The young minister's glove. B) Dimmesdale's poor health. C) The 'A' flashing across the sky. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale's poor health. 30. What was Hester's financial situation? A) She was poor. B) She was rich. C) She earned a good living. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She earned a good living. 31. For how long does Hester have to wear the letter? A) Until it falls off. B) Until the townspeople forgive her. C) Until Dimmesdale decides. D) For the rest of her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the rest of her life. 32. What is the definition of 'diabolical'? A) Having negative opinions about someone beforehand. B) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. C) Extremely evil or wicked. D) Not able to speak clearly or express oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely evil or wicked. 33. Deep sorrow for sin A) Repentance. B) Regret. C) Reprimand. D) Regress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repentance. 34. What word means adding flavors or colors into liquid? A) Infusion. B) Emancipated. C) Undermine. D) Conform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infusion. 35. What is the significance of the name "Pearl?" A) She is her mother's only treasure. B) She came with a high price. C) She is so very rare and beautiful. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She came with a high price. 36. The news of the accident was sobering, reminding everyone of the importance of road safety. What does the word 'sobering' mean? A) Making someone feel serious and thoughtful. B) Respected or honored as special or sacred. C) To show or explain something with pictures. D) Relating to rural countryside or farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making someone feel serious and thoughtful. 37. What does Pearl best represent throughout the novel? A) The living embodiment of Hester's sin. B) The unifying force that will bring Hester and Dimmesdale together at the end. C) A young innocent child. D) A form of punishment for Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The living embodiment of Hester's sin. 38. What did the townspeople now believe that Hester's scarlet "A" meant due to the change in their opinion of her? A) Adultery. B) Avarice. C) Able. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able. 39. An allusion is made to what religious leader-banished because of beliefs? A) Ann Hutchinson. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) George Washington. D) Isaac Lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ann Hutchinson. 40. The year in which Hawthorne published the novel: A) 1764. B) 1850. C) 1999. D) 1642. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1850. 41. What is the definition of 'dispute'? A) A view, especially a wide one. B) A variety or differences among people. C) To think carefully before making a decision. D) To argue or disagree about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To argue or disagree about something. 42. They decided to ..... the meeting until next week. A) Compose. B) Unrequited. C) Postpone. D) Scrutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postpone. 43. What role does the scaffold play in the novel? A) Symbol of public shame and punishment. B) Symbol of secrecy and hidden truths. C) Symbol of social status and wealth. D) Symbol of redemption and forgiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbol of public shame and punishment. 44. In existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost A) Extant. B) Sagacity. C) Epoch. D) Caprice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extant. 45. (Pg. 187) Who was at fault for the estrangement between Hester and Pearl? A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Hester. C) Master Dimmesdale. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hester. 46. An irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened person A) Big. B) Potentate. C) Pithy. D) Heathen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heathen. 47. Who tries to tempt Rev. Dimmesdale to meet with the devil in the woods? A) Mistress Hibbins. B) Dr. Chillingworth. C) Hester. D) Governor Billingham. E) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mistress Hibbins. 48. Despite the odds, determination and perseverance prevailed in the face of adversity. What does the word 'prevail' mean? A) Away from others, hidden or private. B) To win or succeed in a competition. C) A person's general attitude or mood. D) To grow or take care of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To win or succeed in a competition. 49. When Chillingworth goes to Hester after she has been on the scaffold, A) He tries to poison her, but not her child. B) She refuses to let him help her or the child. C) She is deeply agitated from her ordeal and from seeing him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is deeply agitated from her ordeal and from seeing him. 50. When Dimmesdale asks Hester to reveal who Chillingworth is, she responds: A) Nothing (says nothing). B) I do not know. C) Your doctor. D) My husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing (says nothing). 51. Chillingworth wanted to travel with Hester and the Reverend on the same ship as them to Bristol A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. How does Hester react to the news that the magistrates are considering releasing her from her sentence? A) She is stoic; the years of isolation have destroyed her ability to feel happiness. B) She openly cries tears of joy. C) She says that it is not up to them to remove the letter. D) She begs for the magistrates to hurry their decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says that it is not up to them to remove the letter. 53. How is Hester treated after the 7 year time gap in the novel? A) She interacts with the Puritans but they still do not like her. B) She is asked to open a larger shop but she refuses. C) She is isolated outside of the colony limits. D) She is well-respected for her compassion to the poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is well-respected for her compassion to the poor. 54. What word means to give up or let go? A) Pacify. B) Relinquish. C) Chronicle. D) Daunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relinquish. 55. What shocks Hester about Chillingworth's appearance after she sees him at the governor's mansion? A) He appears healthier and not as mishapen. B) He is smiling and congenial. C) He, like the minsister, appears ill and sick. D) His appearance has grown more malevolent (evil) and uglier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His appearance has grown more malevolent (evil) and uglier. 56. What device did Hawthorne use to explain the previous events that began the story of Hester leaving the jail? A) A townsman explained Hester's situation to a questioning stranger. B) The baby's father confessed the story as Hester stood on the scaffold. C) Hester sobbed out her story as she left the prison. D) The local newspaper printed the events that resulted in Hester's shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A townsman explained Hester's situation to a questioning stranger. 57. He is the former husband of Hester Prynne. A) Hester Prynne. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roger Chillingworth. 58. The criminal's actions brought nothing but infamy to his name. What does the word 'infamy' mean? A) Well-known and respected for being important. B) Immediately or without any delay. C) A poison produced by some animals. D) Having a reputation for being notorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a reputation for being notorious. 59. Explain the symbolism of the rosebush in Chapter 4. A) The rosebush symbolizes hope, beauty, and resilience. B) The rosebush symbolizes weakness, ugliness, and failure. C) The rosebush symbolizes fear, darkness, and despair. D) The rosebush symbolizes death, decay, and destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rosebush symbolizes hope, beauty, and resilience. 60. The funhouse mirrors ..... my reflection, making me appear taller and thinner than I actually am. A) Thus far. B) Distort. C) Defunct. D) Conjecture. 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