This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 28 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement describes how Dimmesdale punishes himself for his hidden sin? A) He whips himself with a scourge. B) He carves the letter "A" into his chest. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a or b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 2. What word means very shocking, vivid, or sensational in color? A) Temperament. B) Lurid. C) Meddle. D) Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lurid. 3. They plan to ..... a new business in the city. A) Establish. B) Accompany. C) Attribute. D) Adapt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establish. 4. Who was the new passanger of the ship? A) They new Governor. B) Mr. Wilson. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roger Chillingworth. 5. Who speaks and asks Hester to identify the father of the baby while she is standing on the scaffold? A) Governor Bellingham. B) Mistress Hibbins. C) Rev. Wilson. D) Rev. Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rev. Dimmesdale. 6. Why is the forest important in the narrative? A) The forest is important only for its scenic beauty. B) The forest is important because it is haunted. C) The forest is not important in the narrative. D) It serves as the setting for the story and plays a significant role in the plot and character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It serves as the setting for the story and plays a significant role in the plot and character development. 7. Despite facing numerous obstacles, she continued to ..... in achieving her goals. A) Persist. B) Admonish. C) Replete. D) Scanty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persist. 8. Some community members think that Chillingworth was delivered by God to be Dimmesdale's doctor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The company provided ..... evidence to support their claim. A) Reverberate. B) Wield. C) Scanty. D) Conceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scanty. 10. Humans are mortal beings who eventually die. What does the word 'mortal' mean? A) Very small or not easy to notice. B) Not easy to notice or understand. C) A person who can die. D) Changed to fit a new situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person who can die. 11. What was the title of Hawthorne's first rejected novel? A) The Blithedale Romance. B) Fanshiawe. C) The Scarlet Letter. D) The House of the Seven Gables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fanshiawe. 12. The team worked together to ..... a new strategy for the upcoming project. A) Chaos. B) Deleterious. C) Devise. D) Waver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devise. 13. What is the definition of 'eloquent'? A) Very important or significant. B) Away from others, hidden or private. C) Happening or existing in the same time period. D) Speaking or writing very clearly and persuasively. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaking or writing very clearly and persuasively. 14. The nurse provided gentle ministrations to soothe the patient's pain. What does the word 'ministrations' mean? A) Strong feeling of sadness or sympathy. B) A ruler who has power and authority. C) Not following a fixed or regular pattern. D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. 15. (pg. 190) Hester once again fastens the scarlet letter to her bosom, and Pearl shows her affection for it by what action? A) Hugging it. B) Kissing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kissing it. 16. What are the main events or the storyline called? A) Antagonist. B) Plot. C) Conflict. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 17. Bonus:The mood or feeling of a work of literature that is created by details of setting or action. A) Direct Characterization. B) Atmosphere. C) Symbolism. D) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 18. Where does Chillingworth tell the townsperson he has been or why he was delayed in his arrival in the New World? A) He says he was in New England. B) He says his ship was taken over by pirates. C) He says he was studying in Amsterdam. D) He says he's been held captive by Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He says he's been held captive by Indians. 19. A whip used as an instrument of punishmenta person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering A) Magistrate. B) Transgressor. C) Inference. D) Scourge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scourge. 20. What character do we meet for the first time who speaks to Hester and Pearl from the window as they're leaving? A) Mistress Hibbins. B) The Black Man. C) Dimmesdale. D) John Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mistress Hibbins. 21. During her first MEETING with Chillingworth, Hester A) Angrily yells at him for abandoning her. B) Begs his forgiveness. C) Suggest they resume their marriage. D) Asks if he's going to hurt her or her baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asks if he's going to hurt her or her baby. 22. The Scarlet Letter dealt with all of the following except: A) Love. B) Human weakness. C) Sin. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolution. 23. Dimmesdale does not want Hester to reveal the name of the father. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. What is the relationship between Hester and Chillingworth? A) They are in love but can't be together. B) They are married, but have been apart. C) They married recently. D) They are divorced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are married, but have been apart. 25. The idea of driving a submarine to work every day is ..... A) Ludicrous. B) Dispute. C) Chronicle. D) Intrinsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ludicrous. 26. Hester supports herself and Pearl primarily through A) Gathering nuts and food in the forest. B) Making medicine from wild herbs. C) Doing whatever work she can get. D) Sewing garments for townspeople. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sewing garments for townspeople. 27. During which period of literature did Nathaniel Hawthorne write? A) Realist tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10The Scarlet Letter. B) Renaissance. C) Post Modern. D) Romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romantic. 28. A beloved person A) Paramour. B) Beadle. C) Quaff. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paramour. 29. The rose outside the prison symbolizes A) Potential good. B) Hester's daughter. C) Adultery. D) Human frailty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential good. 30. What word means not straight or not lined up correctly? A) Admonish. B) Askew. C) Foreboding. D) Conjecture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Askew. 31. She had to adapt to the new working environment. What does the word 'adapt' mean? A) To change to fit different situations. B) To go together with someone or something. C) Changed to fit a new situation. D) An agreement or harmony between people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change to fit different situations. 32. Hester Prynne will not reveal her ..... to the Puritan leaders because she wanted protect his identity. A) Iniquity. B) Meagre. C) Ascetic. D) Lurid. E) Paramour. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Paramour. 33. The doctor reassured his patient of the efficacy of the medication. What does the word 'efficacy' mean? A) The ability to get desired results. B) Love that is not returned. C) A strong band that connects bones. D) To give someone a special honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to get desired results. 34. What does Dimmesdale say he prefers to Chillingworth's medicines? A) Prayer. B) Death. C) Herbs. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 35. Pearl is asked by Mr. Wilson, "Canst thou tell me child, who made thee?" What does Pearl respond? A) "My Heavenly Father, kind sir.". B) She simply stares at him in a demonic way. C) She says that her mother plucked her from the rose bush. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She says that her mother plucked her from the rose bush. 36. The buffet was replete with a variety of delicious dishes. What does the word 'replete' mean? A) To give a warning or scold someone. B) Up until now. C) Completely filled or abundantly supplied. D) A feeling that something bad might happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Completely filled or abundantly supplied. 37. They were kind to us, so we decided to reciprocate the favor. What does the word 'reciprocate' mean? A) To come closer to something or someone. B) Being rude or behaving badly. C) To do something nice in return. D) Harmful or causing damage to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do something nice in return. 38. The CEO spoke with an ..... tone, demanding immediate action. A) Daunt. B) Fugitive. C) Imperious. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperious. 39. What effect does Dimmesdale's vigil have on his career? A) His vigils make him a better preacher. B) Because of his lack of sleep, Dimmesdale often falls asleep waiting for the praise band to finish. C) His vigils fill him with such guilt that he resigns his position. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His vigils make him a better preacher. 40. "I have often shrunk from children, because they often show a distrust ..... " A) Dimmesdale. B) Chillingworth. C) Hester. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 41. What is the definition of 'reprove'? A) To tell someone they did something wrong. B) Happening without planning or preparation. C) Something old-fashioned or outdated. D) To happen again or repeatedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell someone they did something wrong. 42. What buildings does this new colony of Puritans build first? A) Hospital and cemetery. B) Cemetery and prison. C) Prison and church. D) Church and hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cemetery and prison. 43. What word means to delay or put off for later? A) Ligament. B) Postpone. C) Unrequited. D) Compose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postpone. 44. What is the definition of 'discourse'? A) A person's general attitude or mood. B) A strong connection or relationship between people. C) A conversation or discussion between people. D) To agree or make an agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A conversation or discussion between people. 45. After seeing Reverend Dimmesdale in the square one night, Hester told Chillingworth that she ..... A) Believed in the power of prayer. B) Planned to send Pearl away to school. C) Could no longer keep their secret. D) Had no strength to hide her feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could no longer keep their secret. 46. What is the definition of 'latent'? A) Secret plans or schemes to trick someone. B) Something that is hidden or undeveloped. C) A special ceremony to welcome into religion. D) To refuse or hesitate to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something that is hidden or undeveloped. 47. Which word best describes the majority of Puritans found so far in chapters 1-3? A) Forgiving. B) Loving. C) Sympathetic. D) Strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strict. 48. Who suffered the most in the story? A) Roger Chillingworth. B) Hester. C) Arthur Dimmesdale. D) Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthur Dimmesdale. 49. What does the embroidered letter 'A' on Hester's chest stand for? A) Able. B) Angel. C) Adulterer. D) Amiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adulterer. 50. How do most Puritans view Dimmesdale within this chapter? A) As a saint. B) As an old man. C) As an evil man. D) As a lying coward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a saint. 51. After exploring numerous cities, they decided to sojourn in Paris for a week. What does the word 'sojourn' mean? A) A temporary stay in a place. B) To win or succeed in a competition. C) To interfere or get involved, often unwanted. D) A person's general attitude or mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A temporary stay in a place. 52. Which type of conflict is Dimmesdale involved in? A) Man vs. nature. B) Man vs. society. C) Man vs. man. D) Man vs. self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. self. 53. This is Gov. Bellingham's sister? A) Bellingham's servant. B) Hester. C) Mistress Hibbin's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mistress Hibbin's. 54. What allows the narrator the time to write the story? A) He becomes an insomniac. B) He has nothing better to do with his time at the Custom House. C) He becomes obsessed. D) He is fired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has nothing better to do with his time at the Custom House. 55. What word means to find out or figure something out? A) Beneficent. B) Petulant. C) Chaos. D) Ascertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ascertain. 56. What reason does Dimmesdale give to rationalize not confessing? A) He doesn't want to die. B) He thinks he can do more good by keeping it a secret. C) He doesn't actually care about the fact that he sinned. D) He's worried that it would cause Hester more pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thinks he can do more good by keeping it a secret. 57. Hester and Pearl living in a SECLUDED cottage away from everyone is an example of which theme? A) Redemption. B) Isolation. C) Sadness. D) Guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isolation. 58. They exchanged a cordial greeting before beginning their meeting. What does the word 'cordial' mean? A) A living thing that will eventually die. B) To ask for something very politely. C) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. D) To ask or beg someone earnestly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A friendly and warm greeting or attitude. 59. The color blue is the predominant color in her artwork. What does the word 'predominant' mean? A) Not taking action or being acted upon. B) To sparkle or shine brightly with light. C) Playful in a naughty or tricky way. D) The most important or most common. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The most important or most common. 60. Pearl wore the color red all the time to make her mother feel better A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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