This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Scarlet Letter > The Scarlet Letter – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Scarlet Letter Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is Pearl named Pearl? A) Hester gave up everything for her. B) She is sweet and sensitive. C) She is rare and beautiful. D) She has porcelain skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hester gave up everything for her. 2. The waves undulate gracefully on the surface of the ocean. What does the word 'undulate' mean? A) Doing what you are supposed to do. B) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds. C) To move in a wavy pattern. D) Taking care of someone's needs or problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To move in a wavy pattern. 3. What Dimmesdale tells Hester he cannot do when she reveals to him Chillingworth's true identity. A) Forget her. B) Forgive her. C) Live. D) Love her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgive her. 4. What does the stranger learn from a townsman next to him? A) He learns that Hester is his wife and that she has committed adultey. B) He learns that Hester is his sister and that she has been accused of witchcraft. C) He learns that Hester is his daughter and that she has killed her husband. D) He learns that Hester is his former lover and that she has given birth to his child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He learns that Hester is his wife and that she has committed adultey. 5. Who is Hester's husband, now calling himself Roger Chillingworth? A) Reverend Wilson. B) Governor Bellingham. C) Reverend Dimmesdale. D) A stranger in the crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A stranger in the crowd. 6. What word means a poisonous substance produced by animals? A) Pauper. B) Calamity. C) Repulsive. D) Venom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venom. 7. She could not ..... on negative thoughts and instead focused on the positive aspects of her life. A) Adapted. B) Ignominious. C) Dwell. D) Establish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwell. 8. Who destroys Dimmesdale and Hester's plans to run away from Boston? A) Chillingworth. B) Pearl. C) Bellingham. D) John Williams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chillingworth. 9. To the Puritans the forest seemed to be A) A new Eden. B) A place of unlimited potential. C) A portal to the afterlife. D) A place of darkness and immorality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place of darkness and immorality. 10. Pearl never returned to Boston. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. What is the definition of 'imperious'? A) A view, especially a wide one. B) To give up or let go. C) To calm or make someone peaceful. D) Acting like you're the boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting like you're the boss. 12. Find the best quote below to support the following conclusion:Hester found a helpful role in the Puritan community. A) "In heaven's own time, a new truth will be seen.". B) "People told her their sorrows and worries, and asked her advice.". C) "Speak for me! You were my pastor and know me better than these men can". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "People told her their sorrows and worries, and asked her advice.". 13. According to the text, how does Hester's state of mind during her pregnancy affect Pearl's character. A) "Hester's spirit was in Pearl.". B) There is no mention of this in the text. C) "Hester remained happy so that she would not effect her child in negative ways.". D) "Hester's positive state helped Pearl become a happy child.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Hester's spirit was in Pearl.". 14. What word means able to be changed or altered? A) Deceive. B) Perpetuate. C) Mutable. D) Inexplicable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutable. 15. What does she take to Bellingham's Hall? A) A pair of sewn and embroidered gloves. B) A basket of flowers symbolizing growth and renewal. C) A pair of fine sewn and embroidered pants. D) A cherished family heirloom representing hope and perseverance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pair of sewn and embroidered gloves. 16. She has a ..... morning routine. A) Entreat. B) Inarticulate. C) Sanctity. D) Habitual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitual. 17. Chillingworth admitted that he was a fool to think Hester would ever ..... A) Give up her baby. B) Feel love for him. C) Amount of anything. D) Consent to marry him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel love for him. 18. The comedian's jokes about religion were seen as blasphemy by some members of the audience. What does the word 'blasphemy' mean? A) Disrespectful or offensive language or behavior towards God or something considered sacred. B) Short and full of meaning or wisdom. C) Good news about Jesus and God's love. D) Given or done for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disrespectful or offensive language or behavior towards God or something considered sacred. 19. What is the main symbol in The Scarlet Letter? A) The House of the Seven Gables. B) The Marble Faun. C) The letter A. D) The Custom House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The letter A. 20. What promise does Chillingworth demand from Hester? A) That she will not have a physical relationship with anyone else for the rest of her life. B) That she will reveal the name of her lover and the father of her child within a year. C) That she will not tell anyone about their previous relationship and that he is her husband. D) That she will not remain silent and will not reveal the name of her lover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That she will not tell anyone about their previous relationship and that he is her husband. 21. What action does Arthur take at the beginning of Chapter 12? A) He goes to pray. B) He stands on the scaffold. C) He writes a sermon. D) He visits Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He stands on the scaffold. 22. Which plant is NOT mentioned in Chapter 1? A) Milkweed. B) Burdock. C) Pigweed. D) Apple-name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apple-name. 23. What did Hester imply might have been better for the baby's father? A) To have been put in jail. B) He would have been better off dead then being miserable and slowly dying. C) To have left the town. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would have been better off dead then being miserable and slowly dying. 24. Which character wants to take Pearl away from her mother? A) Mistress Hibbins. B) Roger Chillingworth. C) Master Brackett. D) Governor Bellingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Governor Bellingham. 25. "[ ..... ] That old man's revenge has been blacker than my sin. He has violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart ..... " A) Dimmesdale. B) Pearl. C) Chillingworth. D) Hester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dimmesdale. 26. Where had Mr. Wilson, Hester, Pearl, and Roger Chillingworth all been that night that they all walked by the scaffold at midnight? A) At the church. B) At the governor's deathbed. C) At Dimmesdale's special meeting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the governor's deathbed. 27. When the governor asks Pearl where she comes from, what is Pearl's response? A) I was plucked from the wild rosebush by Mother's prison door. B) The Holy Father, God Almighty. C) I am a child of the Devil's work, but God is stealing me away. D) I don't have any idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was plucked from the wild rosebush by Mother's prison door. 28. What is the definition of 'morbid'? A) Rude or inappropriate. B) Very gross or disgusting. C) Having a dark or gloomy interest. D) A punishment you give to yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a dark or gloomy interest. 29. She had feelings for him, but unfortunately, it was ..... A) Paramour. B) Unrequited. C) Quell. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unrequited. 30. She had to ..... to the new working environment. A) Reflections. B) Earnest. C) Adapt. D) Dwell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adapt. 31. Where does Dimmesdale meet Hester and Pearl late at night? A) The scaffold. B) In the woods. C) Outside of the governor's mansion. D) At the alter in his church. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scaffold. 32. The ..... dictator oppressed his people with cruel and unjust laws. A) Reverberate. B) Malevolent. C) Admonish. D) Scanty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malevolent. 33. A minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes. A) Heathenish. B) Transgressor. C) Magistrate. D) Sepulcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magistrate. 34. Comfort from grief or sorrow A) Autumnal. B) Abashed. C) Appellation. D) Solace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solace. 35. Which of the following is NOT an epithet used in reference to Chillingworth? A) Wrinkled scholar. B) Leech. C) Man of skill. D) Dishonored bridegroom. E) None of the above-Hawthorne uses all of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dishonored bridegroom. 36. The birds gather together due to their ..... to each other. A) Comely. B) Reprove. C) Spontaneous. D) Proximity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proximity. 37. The project was left unfinished due to a lack of initiative from the team. What does the word 'passive' mean? A) Not taking action or being acted upon. B) Playful in a naughty or tricky way. C) Secret or hidden motive or purpose. D) Looking tired, worn out or exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not taking action or being acted upon. 38. Who are the main characters involved in the events of Chapter 4? A) Character G, Character H, Character I. B) Character D, Character E, Character F. C) The main characters involved in the events of Chapter 4 are character A, character B, and character C. D) Character X, Character Y, Character Z. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main characters involved in the events of Chapter 4 are character A, character B, and character C. 39. What is the meaning of the scarlet letter "A" embroidered on Hester's dress? A) Angel. B) Abolitionist. C) Adulteress. D) Apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adulteress. 40. Manner of walking or stepping A) Erratic. B) Gait. C) Languish. D) Two-step. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gait. 41. From where was Hester coming when she and Pearl arrived at the scene with Arthur on the scaffold? A) From the forest. B) From a deathbed. C) From home. D) From the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From a deathbed. 42. The dark clouds gathering in the sky served as a portent of an impending storm. What does the word 'portent' mean? A) Something that shows what might happen. B) Not straight or not lined up correctly. C) To change something to look different. D) A short trip or outing for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that shows what might happen. 43. His words had a profound impact on everyone in the room. What does the word 'profound' mean? A) Someone who does something bad or wrong. B) To delay or put off for later. C) Investigation to find out the cause. D) Very deep or thoughtful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very deep or thoughtful. 44. Who is Roger Chillingworth? A) A physician called in to treat Hester, a man she has never seen before. B) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she truly loved. C) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she never truly loved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hester's long-lost husband, a man she never truly loved. 45. Roger Chillingworth planned to ..... with Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale. A) Go to church. B) Go to prison. C) Walk in the forest. D) Go on the ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go on the ship. 46. What word means kind and not causing harm or danger? A) Impede. B) Benign. C) Grovel. D) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benign. 47. Where did Mr. Dimmesdale go at midnight? A) To Hester's house. B) To the scaffold. C) To see Chillingworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the scaffold. 48. Some people of the community believe that Chillingworth is not a good person. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Who has become Arthur Dimmesdale's close companion? A) Pearl. B) Hester. C) Chillingworth. D) Reverend Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chillingworth. 50. They were able to reach an ..... after hours of negotiation. A) Lurid. B) Prevail. C) Accord. D) Infernal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accord. 51. According to Hawthorne, what two things were always included when a new colony was established? A) A bar and a school. B) A prison and a cemetary. C) A church and a restaurant. D) A school and a prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prison and a cemetary. 52. The same mistake seemed to ..... over and over again. A) Depravity. B) Accord. C) Shrewd. D) Recur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recur. 53. The colors of the sky during twilight are always stunning. What does the word 'twilight' mean? A) To explain or give more details. B) To show or make something clear. C) The time between daylight and darkness. D) Showing how things are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The time between daylight and darkness. 54. She hoped to ..... herself by apologizing for her actions. A) Culprit. B) Redeem. C) Interpose. D) Embodiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Redeem. 55. Ashamed; embarrassed A) Behoove. B) Abashed. C) Comport. D) Colloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abashed. 56. "bright and sunny apparition" A) Hester. B) Pearl. C) Chillingworth. D) Dimmesdale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pearl. 57. Discuss the role of Pearl in Hester's life and the symbolism she represents. A) Pearl symbolizes freedom and independence for Hester. B) Pearl represents societal acceptance and conformity. C) Pearl plays the role of symbolizing both the sin and the love in Hester's life. D) Pearl plays a minor role in Hester's life and has no symbolic significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl plays the role of symbolizing both the sin and the love in Hester's life. 58. When John Wilson asks Pearl who her maker is, Pearl replies: A) That God made her. B) That Hester and Dimmesdale made her. C) That sin made her. D) That she was plucked off of a rose bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That she was plucked off of a rose bush. 59. The eminent professor delivered an insightful lecture on quantum physics. What does the word 'eminent' mean? A) Well-known and respected for being important. B) To insert or say something in between. C) A poison produced by some animals. D) Being represented by a physical form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well-known and respected for being important. 60. For the common people Hester helps, what does the "A" stand for now? A) Adultery. B) Able. C) Astute. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able. ← 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 8The Scarlet Letter Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books