This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To manage; to direct in action A) Demolished. B) Conducted. C) Enacted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conducted. 2. Why are the villagers against the idea of making a new box for the lottery? A) Because it would cost a lot to make a new one from scratch. B) Because the present box was made with parts from the previous box and no one wants to go against the tradition. C) Because Mr. Summers insists that the village should stop using the box. D) Because Old Man Warner says that it is not good to change the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the present box was made with parts from the previous box and no one wants to go against the tradition. 3. When do they have the lottery? A) June. B) December. C) October. D) March. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June. 4. The power to act as one pleases A) Lottery. B) Liberty. C) Civic. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberty. 5. Lastly, after a long time A) Win. B) Finally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally. 6. What time did the lottery in the village begin? A) 2 o'clock in the afternoon. B) 10 o'clock in the morning. C) 8 o'clock in the morning. D) 12 o'clock noon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 o'clock in the morning. 7. "You haven't tried, Georgie, you never try, " Mrs. Cressman said. What does the excerpt reveal about Mrs. Cressman? A) It reveals nothing. B) Georgie is right, she doesn't like him. C) She wants to adopt Georgie. D) She is frustrated with Georgie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Georgie is right, she doesn't like him. 8. What does the use of the word perfunctory suggest in paragraph 7 A) The past rituals of the lottery were done in a routine way. B) The rituals of the lottery were very important. C) They were not allowed to skip certain aspects of the lottery. D) The townspeople were scared of the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The past rituals of the lottery were done in a routine way. 9. Why do the villagers continue to take part in the lottery? A) Because it is a way for them to get their revenge. B) Because the dislike the "winner" of the lottery. C) Because it benefits the children of the town. D) Because it is what they have always done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is what they have always done. 10. "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions."This most likely means that ..... A) No one understood what was going on. B) Everyone was familiar with the process. C) Everyone was bored with the process. D) Everyone was confident in their job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone was familiar with the process. 11. Which literary device is established through the following quote? "The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, 'I hope it's not Nancy, ' and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd." A) Foreshadowing. B) Symbolism. C) Irony. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 12. Who need help from Mr. Graves to open his slip? A) Little Dave Hutchinson. B) Nancy. C) Bill Jr. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little Dave Hutchinson. 13. The title "The Lottery" is a form of: A) Antithesis. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 14. What does boisterous mean? A) Stubborn. B) Noisy/energetic/cheerful. C) Uptight. D) Brash/rude/blunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noisy/energetic/cheerful. 15. The title "The Lottery" is an example of which literary element? A) Point of View. B) Plot. C) Irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 16. What was used as a substitute for the chips of wood in the black box? A) Slips of paper. B) Leaves. C) Stones. D) Coins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slips of paper. 17. What is the person's dream living situation? A) Living in a small apartment. B) Living in a big house in the country. C) Living in a big city penthouse. D) Living in a beachfront villa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living in a big house in the country. 18. What's the real scoop behind the story's theme? A) Throwing stones at people ensures a bumper crop. B) Mindlessly sticking to old habits can lead to trouble. C) Things aren't always what they appear to be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mindlessly sticking to old habits can lead to trouble. 19. Which option is the correct meaning of 'defiantly'? A) Jolly, joyful. B) Perfunctory. C) Disengaged. D) Boldly resistant or challenging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boldly resistant or challenging. 20. What is the conflict in "The Lottery" ? A) Character vs. Society. B) Character vs. Supernatural. C) Character vs. Character. D) Character vs. Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character vs. Society. 21. Which character cannot attend the lottery because he broke his leg? A) Mr. Graves. B) Clyde Dunbar. C) Davy Hutchinson. D) Bob. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clyde Dunbar. 22. You could tell it was her favorite sweatshirt because it was becoming ..... from all the times it had been worn. A) Shabby. B) Preceded. C) Perfunctory. D) Gravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shabby. 23. The Lottery's POV contributes to the tone by A) The narrator being involved in the minds and thoughts of the character. B) The narrator being very matter of fact. C) The narrator providing their own experience of the situation. D) The narrator sharing the thoughts of Tessie Hutchinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator being very matter of fact. 24. She gave a perfunctory apology without showing any genuine remorse. What does the word 'perfunctory' mean? A) Done quickly and without much effort. B) A lot of something. C) Objects or equipment used for a specific activity. D) Custom or belief passed down through generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Done quickly and without much effort. 25. What is the definition of a 'scold'? A) A person who is constantly scolding or reprimanding. B) With loud and abusive speech. C) Performed merely as a routine duty. D) To free from attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who is constantly scolding or reprimanding. 26. (adj) (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy A) Boisterous. B) Reprimands. C) Profusely. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 27. What happens to Tessie? A) She ran away. B) The text didn't say. C) She dies. D) She lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The text didn't say. 28. What do the villagers use as a means of execution in the end? A) Fire. B) Poison. C) Swords. D) Stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stones. 29. In the story, the lottery is put in the same category as "the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities" (lines 38-40). Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel? A) Bored. B) Happy. C) Fearful. D) Curious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy. 30. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day ..... "This excerpt from the short story is developing the ..... for the reader. A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Conflict. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 31. Which of the statements about Ivan is FALSE? A) He thinks his wife will spend the money too quickly. B) He wants to go on a vacation alone. C) He dislikes his wife's family. D) He thinks he is more attractive than his wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thinks his wife will spend the money too quickly. 32. There were a lot of children at the lottery. A) True. B) False. C) Doesn't say. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't say. 33. In the second paragraph of the story, the children are gathering stones for what seems to be a game. At the end of the story, we learn WHY they were gathering stones. What literary device does this this exemplify? A) Personification. B) Foreshadowing. C) Flashback. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 34. "Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets with stones, and the other boys soon followed his example ..... eventually, they had a great pile of stones in one corner of the square ..... " This passage supports the story's: A) Situational Irony. B) Theme. C) Foreshadowing. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 35. How does Georgie feel after showing someone his scars? A) Lighter ( Relieved ). B) Strange. C) Sad. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lighter ( Relieved ). 36. In the beginning of the story, it states that the boys are gathering stones. This is an example of what literary device? A) Pun. B) Similarly. C) Foreshadowing. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 37. What is the meaning of the word 'interminably'? A) Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. B) Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. C) Having or seeming to have no end. D) In an angry or sulky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having or seeming to have no end. 38. He ..... the brake before he backed down the driveway. A) Disengaged. B) Profusely. C) Assembled. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disengaged. 39. A hint or clue in a story that creates interest or suspense for future action is called ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) Stereotyping. C) Allusion. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 40. What day is the lottery held each year? A) December 24th. B) February 9th. C) June 27th. D) OCtober 15th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 27th. 41. The crowd was ..... as they waited for the lottery to begin. A) Boisterous. B) Liberty. C) Conduct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 42. What color is the box from which names are drawn? A) Black. B) White. C) Red. D) Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 43. What are the characteristics of Dystopian literature? A) Non-fiction (real), historical. B) Fiction (fake/not real), and historical. C) Fiction (fake/not real), oppressive leaders/government. D) Beats me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiction (fake/not real), oppressive leaders/government. 44. What are some themes explored in the story 'The Lottery'? A) Hope, optimism, and perseverance. B) Love, friendship, and loyalty. C) Luck, fate, and chance. D) Tradition, conformity, and the dark side of human nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tradition, conformity, and the dark side of human nature. 45. What is the author's attitude toward the lottery and the stoning in 'The Lottery'? A) Supportive and approving. B) Neutral and objective. C) Critical and disapproving. D) Humorous and satirical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical and disapproving. 46. How long does Georgie have a fever? A) 7 days. B) 5 days. C) 3 days. D) 9 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 days. 47. What do the people believe it does for them? A) Rite of Passage. B) Ritual casting of stones at the devil. C) To ensure the community's continued well being. D) Increase the harvest yield. E) A means of raising money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure the community's continued well being. 48. What does it mean for something to 'lapse'? A) To increase in intensity. B) To continue indefinitely. C) To come slowly to an end. D) To change suddenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To come slowly to an end. 49. Which of these statements about Marsha is FALSE? A) She thinks bad things about her husband. B) She knows her husband very well. C) She would enjoy sharing her winnings with her husband. D) She is in a worse position for having played the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She would enjoy sharing her winnings with her husband. 50. An event in which the result is determined by chance A) Tradition. B) Ritual. C) Lottery. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lottery. 51. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery? A) They look forward to it. B) They do not like the suspense. C) They are confused by it. D) They hate it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They do not like the suspense. 52. To arrive somewhere or attain something A) Perfect. B) Imaginary. C) Reach. D) Liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reach. 53. Carried out the minimum of effort or reflection A) Interminably. B) Petulantly. C) Perfunctory. D) Defiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfunctory. 54. Which family does Don and Eva belong to? A) Hutchinson. B) Martin. C) Summer. D) Adam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hutchinson. 55. What is the definition of official? A) System in which something is selected in a way that is by chance. B) Person who is in charge and makes sure people follow rules. C) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. D) Relating to a community or people who live there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person who is in charge and makes sure people follow rules. 56. What aspect of the lottery goes unquestioned? A) The fact that Tessie is the subject of the sacrifice, having been the "winner" of the lottery. B) The idea of conformity and blind allegiance to tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The idea of conformity and blind allegiance to tradition. 57. What is the setting of the story, and when does the lottery take place? A) Winter in a small village. B) Summer in a large town. C) Summer in a small village. D) Fall in a suburban area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer in a small village. 58. A lot of one item; significant in amount; plentiful A) Profusely. B) Petulantly. C) Boisterous. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. 59. Why did Mrs. Dunbar have to draw for her family? A) Her husband was dead. B) Her son didn't want to. C) Her son wasn't old enough. D) She wanted to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her son wasn't old enough. 60. Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in "The Lottery?" A) Children placing stones in their pockets and making piles of stones in the town square. B) Mrs. Hutchinson's late arrival. C) The description of the bright sunny summer afternoon. D) Mrs. Hutchinson frantically protesting Bill's selection of the paper. 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