This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 27 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Hester Husband's ask Hester? A) To live as a nun. B) To leave town. C) To father her child. D) To keep their relationship a secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep their relationship a secret. 2. What happens when the other kids scorn Pearl? A) She becomes silent and sulks. B) She cries and clings to Hester. C) She yells, makes rude gestures, and charges towards them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She yells, makes rude gestures, and charges towards them. 3. Which word or phrase means roughly the same thing as appellation A) An appeal tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. B) The Appalachian region of the united states. C) An application. D) A name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A name. 4. The character who owns the mansion that Hester went to visit to deliver gloves and discuss pearl A) Gov. Bellingham. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Rev, Dimmesdale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gov. Bellingham. 5. How is the setting described in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter? A) The setting is described as a bustling marketplace. B) The setting in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter is described as a prison door with a wild rosebush growing beside it. C) The setting is described as a futuristic cityscape. D) The setting is described as a serene garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The setting in Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter is described as a prison door with a wild rosebush growing beside it. 6. The scaffold is reserved for the most severe cases of wrongdoing. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Has "sprite like intelligence" A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Hester. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pearl. 8. Which of the following colors is a symbol in TSL? A) Black. B) Red. C) White. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 9. What theme did Hawthorne want to analyze in The Scarlet Letter? A) Love and Romance. B) Adventure and Exploration. C) Friendship and Loyalty. D) Sin and Guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sin and Guilt. 10. Who is publicly shamed for being a sinner? A) Mistress Hibbins. B) Pearl. C) Dr. Chillingworth. D) Hester. E) Rev. Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hester. 11. How many years have gone by? A) 11. B) 9. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 12. The professor asked the students to ..... on their research findings. A) Embodiment. B) Redeem. C) Elaborate. D) Transgress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elaborate. 13. A formal dialogue or conversation A) Comport. B) Lurid. C) Inure. D) Colloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquy. 14. The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than anything else in the New World. Here the word ponderous means A) Heavy. B) Important. C) Though through. D) Hanging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy. 15. What word means difficult to understand or figure out? A) Guise. B) Condemn. C) Pilgrim. D) Inscrutable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inscrutable. 16. What does Bellingham tell Hester about Pearl, and what is Hester's response? A) He tells her that Pearl is demonic. B) The Governor tells Hester that Pearl should be sent to her family in Europe. Hester tells him she will travel with her child. C) He tells her that Pearl is beautiful and smart. Hester thanks him. D) Bellingham tells Hester that Pearl should be taken away from her, and Hester refuses tot give up her child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bellingham tells Hester that Pearl should be taken away from her, and Hester refuses tot give up her child. 17. The outward appearances of things A) Sable. B) Pillory. C) Physiognomies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physiognomies. 18. How does the Puritan society influence the events in the Scarlet Letter? A) Promoting a culture of tolerance and acceptance. B) Encouraging freedom of expression and individuality. C) Imposing strict moral and social standards on the characters. D) Advocating for gender equality and women's rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imposing strict moral and social standards on the characters. 19. In chapter 17, Hester and Dimmesdale for the first time call each other ..... A) By each other's first names. B) Lovers. C) Mother and father. D) Husband and wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By each other's first names. 20. What word means when something is a sign of good luck? A) Emancipated. B) Austere. C) Grovel. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auspicious. 21. Sincere or hearty A) Devout. B) Gild. C) Dell. D) Pithy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devout. 22. What internal struggle does Dimmesdale face in Chapter 15 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Confusion and doubt. B) Fear and regret. C) Anger and resentment. D) Guilt and shame. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guilt and shame. 23. What is symbolic about Hester choosing "a meeting with the pastor ..... under the open sky" ? A) It's not symbolic, but metaphorical. B) It's symbolic because she loves to be outdoors with Dimmesdale. C) It's symbolic because she fears Chillingworth might be listening. D) It's symbolic because she is exposing Chillingworth's secret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's symbolic because she is exposing Chillingworth's secret. 24. The high or turning point of the story is called the ..... A) Falling Action. B) Exposition. C) Climax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 25. Identify the speaker: "I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer! Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness from him; believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life." A) Mistress Hibbons. B) Hester Prynne. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) Arthur Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arthur Dimmesdale. 26. What does Hester suggest that she and Dimmesdale do? A) She suggests a plot to get rid of Chillingworth. B) She suggests that Dimmesdale should go away, taking her and Pearl too. C) She suggests that Dimmesdale should stay and face his punishment just like she did. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suggests that Dimmesdale should go away, taking her and Pearl too. 27. The speaker's accent made it difficult for her words to be intelligible to the audience. What does the word 'intelligible' mean? A) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. B) Extreme anger or fierce rage. C) Able to be understood or heard. D) To find a solution or make a decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be understood or heard. 28. What is the definition of 'momentous'? A) Very important or significant. B) A wise person who gives good advice. C) A person's general attitude or mood. D) A temporary stay in a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very important or significant. 29. This theme means the separation and isolation of someone A) Alienation. B) Effects of Revenge. C) Private vs. Public Life. D) Appearance vs. Reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alienation. 30. Although or even if A) Alwork. B) Pallid. C) Extant. D) Relinquish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alwork. 31. She asked her friend to ..... her to the movie. A) Abyss. B) Reflection. C) Wrath. D) Accompany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accompany. 32. They will ..... with the committee before making a decision. A) Enjoin. B) Quell. C) Perpetrator. D) Confer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confer. 33. "Ha, tempter! Methinks thou art too late ..... Thou power is not what it was!" A) Chillingworth. B) Dimmesdale. C) Hester. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale. 34. A temporary stay A) Sojourn. B) Solace. C) Lurid. D) Inure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sojourn. 35. Why does Mr. Wilson question Pearl? A) To find out who her father is. B) To figure out if Hester is providing Pearl with a Christian home. C) To better understand why she acts as an imp of evil so that he can discipline her to act more appropriately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To figure out if Hester is providing Pearl with a Christian home. 36. The company's computer system is ..... and desperately needs an upgrade. A) Comely. B) Proximity. C) Antiquated. D) Emaciated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antiquated. 37. This story is set in what geographical location? A) The southeast. B) The Caribbean. C) New England. D) The Midwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New England. 38. Why was Hester led up to the scaffold at the start of the book? A) Because she is being hanged. B) Because she has committed adultery. C) Because she is being forced to give her baby up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she has committed adultery. 39. The women in the crowd believe Hester's punishment is fair. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. She has a strong maternal instinct towards her children. What does the word 'maternal' mean? A) To give someone a special honor. B) Relating to the mother or motherhood. C) Pretending or making something up. D) To get revenge for someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relating to the mother or motherhood. 41. The forest is the natural ..... for many species of animals. A) Confer. B) Compose. C) Habitat. D) Quell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 42. Not to be annulled or made void A) Extant. B) Relinquish. C) Alwork. D) Indefeasible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indefeasible. 43. She refuses the medicine at first because Hester thinks that her husband is ..... her. A) Poisoning. B) Bribing. C) Pushing. D) Bothering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poisoning. 44. Which of the following words means roughly the same thing as askance? A) Suspicion. B) Pointy tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. C) Favorable. D) Crooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspicion. 45. Hester refuses to give the answer to what question? A) What person would be the new school teacher?. B) What was the name of the baby's father?. C) Who stole the money from the church?. D) What happened the night of the crime?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What was the name of the baby's father?. 46. What word means a punishment you give to yourself? A) Sear. B) Repugnant. C) Penance. D) Distill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penance. 47. When Pearl is asked, "Who made thee, " what does she reply? A) My heavenly father. B) My mother and her paramour. C) She refuses to answer. D) That she was plucked from the rose bush by the prison door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That she was plucked from the rose bush by the prison door. 48. The act of making or declaring sacred A) Mollify. B) Alloy. C) Consecration. D) Vissitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consecration. 49. Mistress Hibbins is a dynamic character. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Who hears Dimmesdale scream on the scaffold at night? A) Chillingworth. B) Hibbins. C) Bellingham. D) Willson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hibbins. 51. Which of the following does NOT happen? A) Hester and Pearl return to their cottage years later. B) Hester returns alone years later. C) Hester dies at a very old age. D) Pearl marries, has a child, and lives in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester and Pearl return to their cottage years later. 52. Your name, Teacher, Class, Date. Double spaced in the left-hand corner is a correct heading. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. In Chapter 4, who visits Hester in her jail cell? A) A friend. B) A doctor. C) A therapist. D) A former coworker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A doctor. 54. What is the definition of 'utmost'? A) Real or genuine, not fake. B) An agreement or harmony between people. C) Extremely thin or skinny due to lack of food. D) The highest or greatest level of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The highest or greatest level of something. 55. Why are the townspeople worried about Dimmesdale? A) His deteriorating health. B) His night-time wanderings. C) His frequent disappearances. D) His inability to cook tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His deteriorating health. 56. Some people of the community believe that Dimmesdale is Satan. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. From whom does Hester demand intervention in the matter of Pearl? A) Dimmesdale. B) Wilson. C) Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 58. The purpose of the Governor's Hall chapter was to A) Determine where Hester and Pearl should live. B) Determine whether Hester should get to keep Pearl. C) Determine if Hester should continue to wear the scarlet letter. D) Determine who is the father of Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine whether Hester should get to keep Pearl. 59. The criminal's actions brought nothing but ..... to his name. A) Infamy. B) Precede. C) Heathen. D) Redeem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infamy. 60. Hester Prynne has committed what sin? A) Lying. B) Adultery. C) Stealing. D) Gossipping. 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