This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 30 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The disease ..... devastated the entire crop. A) Chaos. B) Forsake. C) Devise. D) Blight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blight. 2. The people of the community treat Hester A) Respectfully. B) Indifferent. C) Kindly. D) Cruelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cruelly. 3. Ch. 10-What does Chillingworth do while Dimmesdale is asleep? A) He draws a mark of the occult on Dimmesdale's ankle. B) He pushes aside Dimmesdale's shirt and sees something on his chest. C) He writes a letter to Hester in Dimmesdale's handwriting. D) He searches in Dimmesdale's dresser and finds a letter confessing everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He pushes aside Dimmesdale's shirt and sees something on his chest. 4. The tyrant sought to subjugate the weak and establish his dominance. What does the word 'subjugate' mean? A) Distance north or south of the equator. B) To bring under control or conquer. C) Something that cannot be changed or taken back. D) A strong fortress or castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bring under control or conquer. 5. The Scarlet Letter was published in ..... A) 1795. B) 1900. C) 1850. D) 2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1850. 6. What word means a conversation or discussion between people? A) Refuge. B) Discourse. C) Sojourn. D) Temperament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discourse. 7. To the townspeople in Hester's community, the scarlet letter has taken on new meaning. They now believe the A stands for Abominable. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. Dimmesdale distrusts Chillingworth because hewanted to hurt Pearl's father and take hisrevenge. He pretended to be a caring doctor, but he wanted to do harm. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Ch. 11-Why does Chillingworth embark on a campaign to make Dimmesdale as miserable as possible? A) He is convinced that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father. B) He believes that is the only way to end Dimmesdale's suffering. C) He thinks Dimmesdale is plotting to expose him as Pearl's husband. D) He understands that Dimmesdale has been possessed by Satan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is convinced that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father. 10. Says that Hester is not a good parent and Pearl should be taken from her A) Governor Bellingham. B) Reverend Wilson. C) Reverend Dimmesdale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governor Bellingham. 11. She asked numerous questions, displaying her inquisitive nature. What does the word 'inquisitive' mean? A) To find or discover evidence or clues. B) To bring under control or conquer. C) A conversation or discussion between people. D) Curious, wanting to ask questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curious, wanting to ask questions. 12. Incapable of being tired, not tiring A) Erratic. B) Fatigued. C) Indefatigable. D) Monstrous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indefatigable. 13. What word means to live or stay in a place? A) Ignominious. B) Compose. C) Dwell. D) Accord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwell. 14. What does Hester decide she must reveal to Dimmesdale? A) Chillingworth's true identity as her husband. B) Chillingworth's secret to get revenge on Dimmesdale. C) Chillingworth's secret that he isn't a doctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chillingworth's true identity as her husband. 15. The "Black Man" A) The devil. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Hester. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The devil. 16. The scarlet letter casts a ..... glow on the prison walls. A) Iniquity. B) Lurid. C) Meagre. D) Paramour. E) Ascetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lurid. 17. When Pearl asks about why Hester wears the A on her chest, Hester is honest and tells her the truth. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. What is the definition of 'chronicle'? A) The family line you come from. B) Something that is really silly or ridiculous. C) A written account of events in order. D) A comparison to show similarities between things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A written account of events in order. 19. The bright colors of the flowers create a beautiful contrast against the green leaves. What does the word 'contrast' mean? A) Someone who doesn't believe in God. B) To break a rule or go against it. C) To make up for a mistake. D) Showing how things are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing how things are different. 20. Pearl impresses the Rev. Wilson and the Governor with her biblical knowledge A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Awkward or clumsy A) Gratuitous. B) Weathercock. C) Uncouth. D) Dell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncouth. 22. The company's security breach exposed sensitive customer information. What does the word 'breach' mean? A) To break or violate a rule or agreement. B) A conversation or discussion between people. C) Negative beliefs or judgments about someone. D) Distance north or south of the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To break or violate a rule or agreement. 23. Why does Hester go to visit the Governor? A) To speak with Dimmesdale who was with the governor. B) To speak with the Governor about the town wanting to take Pearl away from her. C) To ask if she could leave town. D) To with Chillingworth who was with the governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak with the Governor about the town wanting to take Pearl away from her. 24. In Chapter 15, what does Pearl create of out the sea grass? A) Her own letter "A". B) A crucifix. C) A wreath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her own letter "A". 25. Why did Dimmesdale rush from the room to end the conversation with Roger Chillingworth? A) To tend to an urgent call. B) To make Chillingworth angry. C) To keep from hitting Chillingworth. D) To keep from being trapped into a confession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep from being trapped into a confession. 26. What word means a very steep cliff or edge? A) Precipice. B) Despot. C) Venom. D) Foliage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipice. 27. Liable or subject to change or alteration A) Epoch. B) Delve. C) Mutability. D) Caprice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutability. 28. Theme:Effects of ..... A) Rationality. B) Reason. C) Revenge. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenge. 29. The ..... creates change or causes problems for the protagonist. A) Protagonist. B) Dynamic Character. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 30. She was admired for her comely appearance. What does the word 'comely' mean? A) Pleasant or attractive in appearance. B) To tell someone they did something wrong. C) The time when a king or queen rules. D) The highest or greatest level of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasant or attractive in appearance. 31. How did Rev. Dimmesdale's attitude change after he decided to leave Boston with Hester? A) Felt better. B) Had more energy. C) Both of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 32. She took ..... steps to ensure her success. A) Antiquity. B) Pithy. C) Deliberate. D) Volley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deliberate. 33. What word means what you see when light bounces back? A) Abyss. B) Despondent. C) Reflection. D) Perverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflection. 34. When Hester goes to Governor Bellingham's home, A) She wants to convince him not to take Pearl away from her. B) Reverend Dimmesdale argues to let Pearl remain with Hester. C) Governor Bellingham's servant mistakes Hester for a great lady. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Something improper, incorrect; not appropriate A) Ignominy. B) Infamy. C) Impropriety. D) Inauspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impropriety. 36. Chillingworth tells Hester that the magistrates had: A) Talked of banishing her from the community. B) Contemplated allowing her to remove the scarlet letter. C) Discussed further punishment of her since she still had not confessed the lover. D) Made a shrewd guess as to the father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contemplated allowing her to remove the scarlet letter. 37. Which character said, "Mine was the first wrong ..... "? A) Dimmesdale. B) Governor Bellingham. C) Chillingworth. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 38. In what ways does Chillingworth manipulate Dimmesdale in chapters 7-12? A) By pretending to be Dimmesdale's friend and physician, gaining his trust, and exploiting his vulnerabilities. B) By offering him genuine support and encouragement. C) By openly accusing him of sin and betrayal in public. D) By ignoring him completely and pretending he doesn't exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By pretending to be Dimmesdale's friend and physician, gaining his trust, and exploiting his vulnerabilities. 39. She vowed to avenge her brother's death. What does the word 'avenge' mean? A) Investigation to find out the cause. B) A place where an animal lives. C) To get revenge for someone or something. D) Someone who does something bad or wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get revenge for someone or something. 40. He knew how to ..... a sword with precision. A) Portent. B) Excursion. C) Reverberate. D) Wield. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wield. 41. What the woman who just gave birth wanted to to touch to give the baby strength? A) The reverend. B) An angel. C) The scarlet letter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scarlet letter. 42. What does Pearl make with a few pieces of seaweed? A) A pretend wedding band. B) A cross. C) A letter "A". D) A whip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A letter "A". 43. What word means a person who helps organize and control things? A) Exalt. B) Determined. C) Marshall. D) Relapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marshall. 44. The ..... of his actions shocked everyone. A) Depravity. B) Antiquated. C) Recur. D) Shrewd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depravity. 45. Chillingworth is happy about what Hester has decided to do. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. What word means to go somewhere together with someone? A) Accompany. B) Gesticulate. C) Mutable. D) Query. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accompany. 47. What word means a simple story that teaches a lesson? A) Parable. B) Apparition. C) Spontaneous. D) Recur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parable. 48. Dimmesdale pleading with Hester from a "high place" to give up the father's identity is an example of A) Parody. B) Hyperbole. C) Symbolism. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 49. What is the rumor about Mistress Hibbins? A) She is a witch. B) She sleeps around. C) She killed her baby. D) She is a thief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is a witch. 50. The author wrote this story in the 1800s but set the story in the 1700s because he wanted to tell the story of the main character, ..... A) Homer Prynne. B) Heather Prynne. C) Hester Prynne. D) Hiawatha Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester Prynne. 51. Someone who may think they are better than everyone else may view themselves as a ..... A) Liar. B) Thief. C) Saint. D) Devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint. 52. What color of thread was embroidered on the Scarlet Letter? A) Green. B) Brown. C) Purple. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gold. 53. "I have left thee to the scarlet letter ..... If that have not avenged me, I can do no more!" A) Chillingworth. B) Pearl. C) Dimmesdale. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chillingworth. 54. She looked abstracted as she stared out the window, lost in thought. What does the word 'abstracted' mean? A) Centrifugal Force:The force that pushes things outward. B) Not following a fixed or regular pattern. C) Lost in thought and not paying attention. D) Feeling sorry for someone and wanting to help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost in thought and not paying attention. 55. The author is reputed to be a leading expert in the field. What does the word 'reputed' mean? A) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. B) Lower or less important or of lower quality. C) Thought to be known for | 4th Grader Definition:Known or famous for something. D) Given or done for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thought to be known for | 4th Grader Definition:Known or famous for something. 56. Which character delivers the election day sermon? A) Pearl. B) Hester. C) Reverend John Wilson. D) Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dimmesdale. 57. What word means real or genuine, not fake? A) Hallowed. B) Authentic. C) Recur. D) Illustrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authentic. 58. Hester makes so much money that she gives some money to ..... A) The poor. B) The children. C) The school. D) Her daughter's saving account at the local bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poor. 59. What is the definition of 'ballad'? A) A song that tells a story. B) A lot or too much of something. C) Dispela:To make something go away or disappear. D) Not willing to change or bend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A song that tells a story. 60. What is the definition of 'progressive'? A) Continuous improvement or advancement towards a goal. B) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. C) A hidden feeling or message. D) Lost in thought and not paying attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continuous improvement or advancement towards a goal. ← 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