This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... for the school is on the website. A) Paraphernalia. B) Disengaged. C) Jovial. D) Assembled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphernalia. 2. Tessa's insistence that "It's not fair!" is an example of A) Foreshadowing. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 3. What does the box that holds the lottery "tickets" look like? A) It is a brass box, resembling a pirate's treasure chest. B) It is a shabby black box, splintered, faded and stained. C) It is a gold box covered in emeralds, rubies and sapphires. D) It is a simple wooden box, with no paint or ornaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a shabby black box, splintered, faded and stained. 4. The word "select" means? A) Something that is not real. B) To arrive somewhere, or attain something. C) To choose an item from a group of things. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To choose an item from a group of things. 5. Noisy, energetic. A) Jovial. B) Conducted. C) Boisterous. D) Assembled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boisterous. 6. What part of speech is REPRIMAND in this sentence? The teacher had to reprimand the student after they threw a pencil through the ceiling. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 7. Who conducted the lottery? A) Mr. Martin. B) Mr. Graves. C) Old Man Warner. D) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Summers. 8. How many years has Old Man Warner participated in the lottery? A) 74 years. B) 77 years. C) 47 years. D) 17 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 77 years. 9. Pick the best word for the definition: "a routine followed faithfully" . A) Paraphernalia. B) Jovial. C) Ritual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ritual. 10. Overall, the conflict in "The Lottery" is ..... A) Characters Vs. Self. B) Character Vs. Society. C) Character Vs. Character. D) Character Vs. Fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character Vs. Society. 11. Who was the overall winner of the lottery? A) Jack Watson. B) Tessie Hutchinson. C) Joe Summers. D) Bill Hutchinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tessie Hutchinson. 12. Which part of the word PRECEDE gives you a hint about it's definition? A) EDE ending. B) PRE (prefix). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRE (prefix). 13. Does the mood focus on the narrator or the audience? A) Narrator. B) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audience. 14. In what order were last names called? A) Oldest to youngest. B) Alphabetical order. C) According to class. D) Largest to smallest, according to thenumber of family members present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetical order. 15. Who is the author of the story 'The Lottery'? A) Ernest Hemingway. B) J.K. Rowling. C) Shirley Jackson. D) Stephen King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shirley Jackson. 16. After the movie we ..... all of our trash on the way out. A) Discarded. B) Paraphernalia. C) Ritual. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discarded. 17. Which vocabulary word means"in poor condition, word down by time and use" A) Shabbier. B) Lottery. C) Gravely. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shabbier. 18. What is the townspeople's attitude of the people as the lottery begins? A) Cheerful. B) Peaceful. C) Anxious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxious. 19. Which sentence captures the meaning of ''surveying" ? A) Surveying is looking/observing the sunset. B) Surveying is a request. C) Surveying is to not look closely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surveying is looking/observing the sunset. 20. The men are the first to gather before the lottery begins. (a) A) True. B) To False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To False. 21. What does Georgie do after he plants his rose bush? A) Writes a note. B) Goes to bed. C) Sings a song. D) Eats his meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes to bed. 22. Who gathered stones for the lottery? A) Everyone. B) The men. C) The boys. D) Girls and boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boys. 23. Who are characters? A) The problem in a story. B) An important message about life or meaning that the author wants readers to understand. C) Where and when the story takes place. D) The people in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The people in the story. 24. The people of the village met at 10:00 AM so that A) Farmers could skip their morning chores. B) Children could come with their teachers. C) Everyone could be home for their noon dinner. D) Everyone could report to work immediately after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everyone could be home for their noon dinner. 25. Why did the villagers continue to participate in the lottery? A) It was a tradition passed down for generations. B) They were forced to participate by the government. C) They enjoyed the excitement and suspense. D) They believed it brought good luck to the community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was a tradition passed down for generations. 26. Which of the following is part of the plot? A) Boys select stones. B) Dangers of conformity. C) Purpose of tradition. D) The lottery ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boys select stones. 27. Objects that are used to do a particular activity:objects of a particular kind A) Ritual. B) Jovial. C) Paraphernalia. D) Chant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphernalia. 28. During the lottery drawing, the people become A) Nervous. B) Silly. C) Sleepy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 29. At the beginning of the story, the children begin gathering rocks in a pile. Which literary device supports these actions? A) Irony. B) Foreshadowing. C) Symbolism. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 30. I was so confused as to why Rashaad was so upset because I couldn't figure out what ..... him leaving the dance alone. If I knew what had happened right before, I could better help him talk through his frustration. A) Shabby. B) Preceded. C) Perfunctory. D) Reprimanded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preceded. 31. The main theme of this story emphasizes A) The value placed on human life. B) The importance of tradition and faith in small towns. C) The need for change in society. D) The foolishness of blindly following tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The foolishness of blindly following tradition. 32. What does the winning slip of paper have on it? A) A green $. B) A red check. C) A black cat. D) A black dot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A black dot. 33. This used to be done before the Lottery began A) Song. B) Handshake. C) Salute. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salute. 34. After eating so much candy, the kids were ..... when they came home. A) Shabbier. B) Disengaged. C) Boisterous. D) Ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boisterous. 35. What is Mr. Graves' name a symbol of? A) Tradition. B) Life. C) Unity. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death. 36. When I realized what had happened, and that the mistake that had cost us an hour of work time was all my fault, I apologized ..... to my team. I must have told them how sorry I was at least 20 times!! A) Profusely. B) Jovial. C) Perfunctory. D) Disengage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. 37. The family had been DULY prepared for the tornado. A) With attitude. B) With excitement. C) With speed. D) Properly and on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Properly and on time. 38. Which of the following statements about the lottery is most likely accurate? A) It takes place annually, in late June. B) Most of the townspeople want to end the tradition. C) The children are the least willing to participate. D) Most people want to change the black box used for the drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes place annually, in late June. 39. What word is defined as:an act of disapproval, or to tell someone, esp. officially, that their behavior is wrong and not acceptable A) Jovial. B) Paraphernalia. C) Reprimand. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reprimand. 40. What is a tradition? A) Objects used for a particular activity. B) An event determined by chance. C) A long established custom or practice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A long established custom or practice. 41. Andy wanted 50% of the prize. Simon wanted 50%. They wanted to ..... it. A) Split. B) Really. C) Trust. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split. 42. What year does the story take place? A) Doesn't say. B) 2000. C) 1948. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't say. 43. What ends up being the result of the lottery? A) Tessie Hutchinson arrives late to the drawing. B) Bill Hutchinson volunteers himself as tribute. C) Mr. Summers ends the lottery and they all go home. D) Tessie Hutchinson is chosen and stones are thrown at her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tessie Hutchinson is chosen and stones are thrown at her. 44. Who is responsible to draw for each household? A) The youngest in the house. B) The matriarch. C) The man of the household. D) The oldest in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The man of the household. 45. By what time must I present my lottery ticket? A) By seven am. B) By ten o'clock. C) Tommorow. D) By 4 pm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ten o'clock. 46. She gave the list only a ..... glance A) Lottery. B) Assembled. C) Paraphernalia. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfunctory. 47. Continually; without end A) Perfunctory. B) Raids. C) Profusely. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interminably. 48. The following quote represents which literary device?"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day, " A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 49. The winner's last words are A) "Please no.". B) "It isn't fair, it isn't right.". C) "I always knew it would be me.". D) "I will get my revenge.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It isn't fair, it isn't right.". 50. Traditionally, who draws for the household during the lottery? A) The man of the household. B) The oldest member of the household. C) The mother of the household. D) The household's eldest son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man of the household. 51. Which word would be a good synonym for the word "interminably?" A) Brief. B) Quickly. C) Endlessly. D) Occasionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endlessly. 52. In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, what was the irony of this story? A) Young Bill won the lottery and helped his family. B) Mr. Summers won the lottery. C) Winning the lottery turned out to be a bad thing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winning the lottery turned out to be a bad thing. 53. Another word to for seeming to have no end; tiresomely long A) Petulantly. B) Wonderingly. C) Daintily. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interminably. 54. Old Man Warner has participated in this many lotteries? A) 77. B) 70. C) 72. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77. 55. A. Mood is defined as how the reader feels while reading the text. What is the mood in paragraphs 1-2? A) Solemn. B) Cheerful. C) Impatient. D) Celebratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheerful. 56. True or False:'The Lottery' teaches us we should follow tradition and the crowd no matter what. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Who is the first name to draw? A) Hutchinson. B) Adams. C) Dunbar. D) Martin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adams. 58. This word, using the root-pher (to carry) describes a set of belongings. A) Lottery. B) Paraphernalia. C) Tradition. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphernalia. 59. Which option is the correct meaning of 'surveying'? A) Boldly resistant or challenging. B) Unending. C) Viewing. D) Personal belongings, items associated with a specific activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viewing. 60. How do the villagers treat one another as the lottery begins? A) With friendliness. B) Answer not given. C) With an intensity that makes it obvious that they want to win. D) With sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With friendliness. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 6The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books