This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 35 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What word means a wise person who gives good advice? A) Momentous. B) Eloquent. C) Sage. D) Heed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sage. 2. What does Chillingworth see Pearl doing to the scarlet letter on her mother's chest? A) Rubbing her face against it. B) Trying to loosen each of the stitches. C) Sticking burrs into it. D) Tracing the outline with the tip of her finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sticking burrs into it. 3. What is the theme of secrecy and confession in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Revelation of guilt and internal struggle to confess. B) Denial and avoidance. C) Betrayal and deception. D) Honesty and transparency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revelation of guilt and internal struggle to confess. 4. She ..... illness to avoid going to the party. A) Compose. B) Quell. C) Feigned. D) Delude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feigned. 5. The two parties reached an accord after hours of negotiation. What does the word 'accord' mean? A) An agreement or harmony between people. B) A ghost or a strange, unexpected sight. C) Extreme wickedness or moral corruption. D) Real or genuine, not fake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An agreement or harmony between people. 6. The bustling city is home to a diverse denizen of cultures and nationalities. What does the word 'denizen' mean? A) A conversation or discussion between people. B) A person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place. C) Negative beliefs or judgments about someone. D) Curious, wanting to ask questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place. 7. What is the story about? A) A minister who helped a woman with her child. B) A doctor who treated sick people. C) A woman who refused to reveal the name of her daughter's father. D) A community that lived happily in the United States in the 17th century . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A woman who refused to reveal the name of her daughter's father. 8. What is the definition of 'evoke'? A) To trick or make someone believe something false. B) To bring out or call forth a feeling. C) Extreme anger or fierce rage. D) A really deep and dark hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bring out or call forth a feeling. 9. How does Hester react as the townspeople are spectating? A) She smiles. B) She flashbacks to earleir times. C) She holds her child close to her bossom. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. At the Governor's Hall, Pearl tells Rev. Wilson that A) She wasn't made, but plucked from a rose bush. B) Her father is dead. C) She has no father. D) She doesn't know who God is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wasn't made, but plucked from a rose bush. 11. How does the revelation of Dimmesdale's guilt impact the overall plot of the story? A) Dimmesdale's guilt impacts the overall plot by adding complexity, tension, and influencing character dynamics. B) Dimmesdale's guilt leads to a happy ending for all characters. C) Dimmesdale's guilt is quickly forgotten by all characters. D) Dimmesdale's guilt has no impact on the plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale's guilt impacts the overall plot by adding complexity, tension, and influencing character dynamics. 12. What word means to hate or detest something very much? A) Omniscient. B) Abhor. C) Grisly. D) Abstruse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abhor. 13. She has a strong ..... instinct towards her children. A) Habitat. B) Delude. C) Maternal. D) Feigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maternal. 14. What does Hester think of while standing on the scaffold? A) She thinks of her childhood and parents in England. B) She thinks of her lover and hopes he will rescue her. C) She thinks of her sin and feels remorse and guilt. D) She thinks of her future and plans to escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She thinks of her sin and feels remorse and guilt. 15. It was a momentous occasion when she received her college acceptance letter. What does the word 'momentous' mean? A) Very important or significant. B) About to happen or occur soon. C) Very, very, bad or wicked. D) A wise person who gives good advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very important or significant. 16. What is the name of the place or state of political or social perfection that the narrator mentions in chapter 1? A) Arcadia. B) Nirvana. C) Utopia. D) Eden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utopia. 17. What is Hester's reaction when she encounters Chillingworth in Chapter 10? A) Shock and fear. B) Anger and frustration. C) Indifference and boredom. D) Excitement and joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shock and fear. 18. Why did Hester name her child Pearl? A) She was worthy to be born. B) She was a value to the people of the town. C) She was her mother's only treasure. D) She looked like a beautiful jewel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was her mother's only treasure. 19. If a person transgresses, they might ..... A) Break the law. B) Change their mind. C) Regress in progress made. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break the law. 20. Who questions whether Hester is fit to be a mother? A) Dr. Chillingworth. B) Governor Billingham. C) Rev. Dimmesdale. D) Mistress Hibbins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Governor Billingham. 21. "With the scarlet token of infamy on her breast." What is the definition of infamy? A) Fabric. B) Adultery. C) Sin. D) Honor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sin. 22. "At the epoch of pristine simplicity ..... public interest, and of far less intrinsic weight than the welfare of Hester and her child ..... " Which of the following best defines pristine? A) Pure, new. B) Complicated, difficult to understand. C) Tarnished and unclean. D) Humorous, laughable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pure, new. 23. A ..... character shows us different sides of his/her personality. A) Dynamic. B) Flat. C) Antagonist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic. 24. What is the definition of 'temperament'? A) A person's general attitude or mood. B) To get or obtain something from something else. C) A safe place to stay or hide. D) To grow or take care of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's general attitude or mood. 25. Which term is used to describe Hester's husband? A) Ornery elder. B) Misshapen scholar. C) Cruel spouse. D) Religious rogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misshapen scholar. 26. One who possesses power or dominion; monarch; ruler A) Fascist. B) Potentate. C) Tyrannical. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potentate. 27. What promise does Hester make with Chillingworth? A) That she will reveal Pearl's real father. B) That she will stand with Dimmesdale on the scaffold. C) That she will not tell the community Chillingworth is her husband. D) That she will tell the Governor that Dimmesdale is her lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she will not tell the community Chillingworth is her husband. 28. The bride wore a beautiful white dress, symbolizing an auspicious start to their marriage. What does the word 'auspicious' mean? A) When something is a sign of good luck. B) Kind and not causing harm or danger. C) To weaken or harm something secretly. D) A very deep and wide hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When something is a sign of good luck. 29. What happens during Hester's encounter with Dimmesdale in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter? A) Hester and Dimmesdale have a public argument in the town square. B) Hester and Dimmesdale plan their escape from the town. C) Hester and Dimmesdale have a private conversation in the forest. D) Hester and Dimmesdale share a romantic moment by the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester and Dimmesdale have a private conversation in the forest. 30. Making gestures especially when speaking A) Mutability. B) Barter. C) Gesticulating. D) Comport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gesticulating. 31. She sent a query to the customer service department to inquire about her order. What does the word 'query' mean? A) A really deep and dark hole. B) A question or request for information. C) Feeling very sad, discouraged, or hopeless. D) A confusing maze with lots of paths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A question or request for information. 32. Which character wears the scarlet letter 'A'? A) Arthur Dimmesdale. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Pearl Prynne. D) Hester Prynne. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hester Prynne. 33. Who is described as the first true heroine of American fiction? A) Hester Prynne. B) Reverend Dimmesdale. C) Roger Chillingworth. D) Little Pearl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester Prynne. 34. They got lost in the labyrinth and couldn't find their way out. What does the word 'labyrinth' mean? A) A confusing maze with lots of paths. B) A really deep and dark hole. C) Extreme anger or fierce rage. D) Feeling limited or restricted in some way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A confusing maze with lots of paths. 35. Originating or situated within A) Intrinsic. B) Assimilate. C) Vivify. D) Imperious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intrinsic. 36. What is the definition of 'pilgrim'? A) A person who travels to a holy place. B) Happening at just the right time. C) A punishment you give to yourself. D) To really, really hate something or someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who travels to a holy place. 37. What is the definition of 'parable'? A) A simple story that teaches a lesson. B) A ghost or a strange, unexpected sight. C) The time when a king or queen rules. D) To happen again or repeatedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simple story that teaches a lesson. 38. The police are still searching for the ..... of the crime. A) Scrutiny. B) Inquest. C) Perpetrator. D) Enjoin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perpetrator. 39. Which theme of The Scarlet Letter explores the hypocrisy within humans and how much more goes on beyond the surface? A) Alienation. B) Loneliness. C) Breaking Society's Rules. D) Appearance vs. Reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appearance vs. Reality. 40. Who is being described here: "[A man well stricken in years, a pale, thin, scholar-like visage, with eyes dim and bleared by the lamp-light which has served them to pore over many ponderous books" ? A) The father of Hester's child. B) The judge. C) Hester's husband. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester's husband. 41. How is Dimmesdale's guilt revealed in Chapter 10? A) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed through his increased popularity in the community. B) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed through his physical deterioration. C) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed through his confession to Hester. D) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed through his decision to leave town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dimmesdale's guilt is revealed through his physical deterioration. 42. In which country did Hawthorne serve as a US consul? A) England. B) Italy. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 43. How many years have passed since Hester first stood with Pearl on the scaffold? A) 5. B) 7. C) 8. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 44. The ferocious tempest tore through the town, leaving destruction in its wake. What does the word 'tempest' mean? A) A strong and violent storm with wind. B) To move in a wavy pattern. C) Strength and courage to face challenges. D) A hidden feeling or message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A strong and violent storm with wind. 45. Ch. 8 What does the Governor suggest after hearing Pearl fail to say that God made her? A) That Pearl is taken away from Hester immediately. B) That Hester and Pearl leave town. C) That Hester teaches Pearl about God. D) A closer investigation into Hester's fitness as a mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Pearl is taken away from Hester immediately. 46. Her performance was ..... throughout the season. A) Nautical. B) Arraign. C) Dispose. D) Inconsistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inconsistent. 47. The Queen's coronation is a grand and significant event. What does the word 'coronation' mean? A) Feeling very surprised or worried. B) A big, busy city with many people. C) Ceremony where a king or queen is crowned. D) A lot or too much of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ceremony where a king or queen is crowned. 48. Willing to yield or submit A) Amenable. B) Fervor. C) Abate. D) Ignominy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amenable. 49. The company went bankrupt, and is now defunct. What does the word 'defunct' mean? A) To make a sound echo or bounce. B) A bright streak of light in the sky. C) Not straight or not lined up correctly. D) No longer in existence or operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No longer in existence or operation. 50. What word means not able to speak clearly or express oneself? A) Scrupulous. B) Inarticulate. C) Diabolical. D) Comprised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inarticulate. 51. Do you think Chillingworth was justified in making Dimmesdale suffer the way he did? A) Yes, because Hester was his wife. B) No, because everyone is responsible of their facts and it was not just his fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, because everyone is responsible of their facts and it was not just his fault. 52. Ch. 14-How has Chillingworth's pursuit of vengeance affected his humanity? A) It has brought him closer to God. B) It has made him more compassionate and forgiving. C) It has improved his relationships with others. D) It has turned him into a creature incapable of forgiveness and filled with misery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has turned him into a creature incapable of forgiveness and filled with misery. 53. Explain the symbolism of incident with the breastplate. A) It symbolizes how sin was the biggest event in Hester's life. B) It symbolizes how Hester sees herself and the regret she has for her sin. C) It symbolizes that Pearl is beginning to understand the meaning behind the A and where she comes from. D) It symbolizes how both Pearl and the townspeople view Hester secondary to the A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It symbolizes how both Pearl and the townspeople view Hester secondary to the A. 54. After meeting with Hester in the forest, Dimmesdale's demeanor (mood) could best be described as ..... A) Skeptical. B) Angry. C) Sorrowful. D) Joyful tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joyful tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.10. 55. Mistress Hibbins invites Hester to what event? A) The governor's Christmas party. B) A tea party with the governor. C) A witches' meeting with The Black Man in the woods. D) Her wedding to Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A witches' meeting with The Black Man in the woods. 56. The book starts with a description of a cemetery and a rosebush. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. Reverend Dimmesdale had Hester and Pearl join him on the platform before ..... A) Tearing open his shirt. B) Yanking the cross from his neck. C) Accepting his award. D) Raising his Bible in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tearing open his shirt. 58. Pearl sees Hester's reflection on ..... A) A mirror. B) The breastplate of a suit of armor. C) A window. D) The helmet of a suit of armor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The breastplate of a suit of armor. 59. How does Dimmesdale represents pity in The Scarlet Letter? A) He dosen't confess the truth. B) He is crazy and has a dirsorder. C) He runs away from all his problems. D) He feels so sorry for himself and doesn't want to see the best in the situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He feels so sorry for himself and doesn't want to see the best in the situation. 60. Soothed in temper or disposition A) Prattle. B) Mollified. C) Estranged. D) Tarry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mollified. ← 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