This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does Hester clothe Pearl? A) In bold, yellow dresses. B) In bright, fancy red dresses. C) In plain white, lace dresses. D) In gray, Puritan-style dresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In bright, fancy red dresses. 2. What did Chillingworth say he asked the judges about Hester? A) If she could stop wearing the scarlet letter. B) If she could leave the town. C) If she could run for mayor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If she could stop wearing the scarlet letter. 3. What is the purpose of the rosebush next to the prison door? A) To remind the condemned of Nature's kindness. B) To provide relief in the face of sorrow and gloom. C) To symbolize the beauty of life amidst darkness. D) To offer hope and redemption to the prisoners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To remind the condemned of Nature's kindness. 4. She has sinned and must wear the letter "A." A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale. C) Hester Prynne. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester Prynne. 5. What "sign" did the meteor make in the sky? A) The letter "A". B) A pitchfork. C) A crucifix. D) A frown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The letter "A". 6. Hawthorne also tells us that Hester's physical appearance has changed because: A) She doesn't care because only Pearl sees her. B) She has aged and her figure is larger. C) She has nothing in her face for love to dwell upon. D) She shows normal signs of aging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has nothing in her face for love to dwell upon. 7. What is the first thing that Mr. Wilson ask Pearl, and what is her response? A) Who are you? I am my mother's child. B) What is your name? Pearl. C) What do you do all day? Play. D) Non-of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who are you? I am my mother's child. 8. A deep-seated feeling or dislike; aversion. A) Obscurity. B) Antipathy. C) Semblance. D) Portends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antipathy. 9. What word means disrespectful or offensive language or behavior towards God or something considered sacred? A) Vex. B) Duplicity. C) Deliberate. D) Blasphemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blasphemy. 10. What does Pearl ask Dimmesdale when he, Hester, and she accidentally meet on the scaffold at midnight? A) If he was her father and didn't love her. B) If he was an agent of the devil sent to torment her mother. C) If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester at midday. D) If he would marry her mother and make life easier for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester at midday. 11. The photograph ..... s feelings of nostalgia. A) Perpetuate. B) Accompany. C) Resolve. D) Evoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evoke. 12. What is the definition of 'analogy'? A) Something that is really silly or ridiculous. B) To make something shiny or smooth. C) Someone who is running away from something or someone. D) A comparison to show similarities between things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comparison to show similarities between things. 13. Once all of the officials have entered the marketplace, who reveals that Dimmesdale carries the Black Man's mark? A) The captain of the Spanish ship. B) Pearl. C) Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mistress Hibbins. 14. What does Hester do near the beginning of Chapter 18? A) She slaps Dimmesdale in the face. B) She takes off the scarlet letter. C) She presses Dimmesdale's face against the scarlet letter. D) She kisses Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She takes off the scarlet letter. 15. "I dare not quit my post ..... " A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Hester. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale. 16. The breadth of her knowledge is impressive. What does the word 'breadth' mean? A) The family line you come from. B) The distance from one side to the other. C) To calm or make someone peaceful. D) Acting like you're the boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The distance from one side to the other. 17. Which group fled religious persecution in England? A) Puritans. B) Protestants. C) Catholics. D) Lutherans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Puritans. 18. What is the definition of 'premeditated'? A) A variety or differences among people. B) A view, especially a wide one. C) Planned or thought about beforehand. D) To make someone feel scared or intimidated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planned or thought about beforehand. 19. Examine the author's commentary on the role of women in Puritan society. A) Women in Puritan society were expected to be submissive, obedient, and primarily focused on domestic duties. B) Women in Puritan society were the primary decision-makers in their households. C) Women in Puritan society had equal rights and opportunities as men. D) Women in Puritan society were encouraged to pursue careers outside the home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women in Puritan society were expected to be submissive, obedient, and primarily focused on domestic duties. 20. She was the ..... of grace and elegance as she glided across the dance floor. A) Culprit. B) Interpose. C) Crumbling. D) Embodiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Embodiment. 21. What does the narrator do after holding the scarlet letter up to his chest and feeling something? A) He drops it. B) He carefully folds it up and puts it away. C) He yells and throws it away. D) He holds it closer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He drops it. 22. She could not dwell on negative thoughts and instead focused on the positive aspects of her life. What does the word 'dwell' mean? A) Not easy to notice or understand. B) Changed to fit a new situation. C) To live or stay in a place. D) A large, important building or structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To live or stay in a place. 23. She decided to ..... her parents for permission to attend the concert. A) Entreat. B) Inarticulate. C) Beseech. D) Cordial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entreat. 24. What word means a feeling that something will happen? A) Presentiment. B) Machinations. C) Abominable. D) Ethereal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presentiment. 25. The fear that Dimmesdale expresses about Pearl (not that she won't like him): A) That Pearl will reveal his true identity. B) That Pearl will be taken from Hester. C) That Pearl will deny him as her Father. D) That Pearl's looks will mirror his own, revealing his sin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That Pearl's looks will mirror his own, revealing his sin. 26. N. rudeness; harshness A) Exhorted. B) Truculency. C) Edifice. D) Retribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Truculency. 27. A wooden framework with holes for securing the head and hands A) Pillory. B) Draught. C) Quaff. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pillory. 28. When Hester sees Pearl, what does she always see? A) A physical reminder of her sin. B) A mistake. C) A demon child. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A physical reminder of her sin. 29. The meeting was adjourned forthwith. What does the word 'forthwith' mean? A) To force someone to leave a country. B) Well-known and respected for being important. C) Immediately or without any delay. D) To make up for a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediately or without any delay. 30. What is another term for "doctor" in this era? A) Blood-sucker. B) Mosquito. C) Vampire. D) Leech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leech. 31. Brought forward as evidence A) Relinquished. B) Vivify. C) Indefeasible. D) Adduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adduced. 32. The rhythmic ..... of the music filled the room. A) Predominant. B) Passive. C) Cadence. D) Pensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cadence. 33. Why was nobody working on the morning of Election Day? A) They were waiting for the new Governor. B) Nobody worked on Saturday. C) They were fasting (ayunando) due to religious matters. D) Everybody was traveling out of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were waiting for the new Governor. 34. Before Hester and Pearl leave the governor's mansion, Pearl ..... A) Rips the drapes from the window. B) Holds Dimmesdale's hand against her cheek. C) Claims to be a princess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holds Dimmesdale's hand against her cheek. 35. ..... punishments did the women suggested for Hester? A) What. B) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What. 36. What is the definition of 'correspond'? A) Feeling very sad, discouraged, or hopeless. B) To care for and help something grow. C) To communicate using hand or body movements. D) To match or be similar to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To match or be similar to something. 37. Which theme of The Scarlet Letter explores how people sometimes break rules and expectations for a greater good? A) Appearance vs. Reality. B) Loneliness. C) Breaking Society's Rules. D) Alienation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breaking Society's Rules. 38. Pity or compassion A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 39. To explain in vivid detail A) Inure. B) Expound. C) Gentility. D) Infamy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expound. 40. Prominence; superiority A) Efficacy. B) Eminence. C) Pallid. D) Tome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminence. 41. Who does Hester encounter in Chapter 9? A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Governor Bellingham. C) Pearl. D) Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. 42. Ch. 7 Which of the following best describes what Governor Bellingham's aristocratic residence reveals about his character? A) His strict adherence to Puritan values. B) His commitment to setting an example for his community. C) His elegant and sophisticated taste. D) His hypocrisy in the face of Puritan austerity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His elegant and sophisticated taste. 43. What is the significance of the scarlet letter in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) The scarlet letter becomes a symbol of Hester's strength and defiance against societal judgment. B) The scarlet letter symbolizes Hester's loyalty and devotion to her lover. C) The scarlet letter is a sign of Hester's beauty and attractiveness. D) The scarlet letter represents Hester's guilt and shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scarlet letter becomes a symbol of Hester's strength and defiance against societal judgment. 44. Volume forming part of a larger work A) Mountebank. B) Subsistence. C) Tome. D) Adduced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tome. 45. What qualifies Chillingworth as the most evil character in the novel? A) He offers to leave with the couple. B) When he left Hester's life. C) How he seeks his revenge. D) How he plays as a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How he plays as a doctor. 46. Hester explains that she can use ..... to teach lessons to Pearl. A) The Reverend Dimmesdale. B) The scarlet letter. C) The Bible. D) Puritan beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scarlet letter. 47. What word means to show differences between two things? A) Vestige. B) Contrast. C) Bound. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 48. Her pithy remark summed up the entire argument. What does the word 'pithy' mean? A) To make someone feel very confused or surprised. B) A series of hits or shots. C) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. D) Given or done for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. 49. How does Dimmesdale's guilt affect his interactions with Hester and Pearl? A) Dimmesdale's guilt causes him to distance himself from society. B) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to seek revenge against Hester and Pearl. C) Dimmesdale's guilt makes him openly express his love for Hester and Pearl. D) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to be distant and reserved in his interactions with Hester and Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale's guilt leads him to be distant and reserved in his interactions with Hester and Pearl. 50. Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place? A) The front of the prison. B) The. C) The graveyard. D) The forresr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The front of the prison. 51. Chillingworth changed over 7 years. Hester noticed he became more devilsh and his intelligence was replaced by what? A) Eagerness. B) Dementia. C) Wrath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eagerness. 52. True or false:People were happy with Hester's abilities as a mother A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 53. Hawthorne tells us that the scarlet letter had: A) Been worn free of its gold thread. B) Made Hester weak. C) Not done its office. D) Rejuvenated her spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not done its office. 54. What does Dimmesdale call himself, for his inability to fully confess? A) A hypocrite. B) A liar. C) A sinner. D) A saint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hypocrite. 55. What is the definition of 'discerning'? A) A strong connection or relationship between people. B) A conversation or discussion between people. C) A person's general attitude or mood. D) Able to understand and make good choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to understand and make good choices. 56. Why does Reverend Dimmesdale argue on Hester's behalf for her to keep Pearl? A) Pearl keeps Hester from turning to further sin and evil. B) Pearl makes Hester happy. C) No one would want to take Pearl into their family because she is a demon-child. D) He argues that Hester is a good mother and served her time in prison as punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pearl keeps Hester from turning to further sin and evil. 57. The young artist's work embodies the essence of contemporary art. What does the word 'contemporary' mean? A) Away from others, hidden or private. B) Happening or existing in the same time period. C) About to happen or occur soon. D) To grow or take care of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happening or existing in the same time period. 58. What does the word "contumely" mean? A) A support worn in the 16th century beneath a skirt to expand it at the hip line. B) Rude language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt. C) A scene that constantly changes. D) A means to expose one to public scorn and humiliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rude language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt. 59. Bc Pearl has no playmates, she ..... A) Begs Hester to play with her. B) Talks to imaginary, unfriendly people. C) Prefers to work and never plays. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talks to imaginary, unfriendly people. 60. What is the definition of 'undulate'? A) Centrifugal Force:The force that pushes things outward. B) To move in a wavy pattern. C) Doing what you are supposed to do. D) Lost in thought and not paying attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move in a wavy pattern. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books