This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who starts teaching Georgie to read A) Mr. Collier. B) Timothy. C) Rosita. D) Mary Angela. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Collier. 2. "The slip of paper ..... had a black spot on it, the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before with the heavy pencil in the coal company office." This passage supports the story's" A) Foreshadowing. B) Situational Irony. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 3. Who is in charge of conducting the lottery? A) Mr. Graves. B) Mr. Summers. C) Mr. Martin. D) Mr. Delacroix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Summers. 4. Who was the oldest man in the town? A) Old Man Warner. B) Ray Bradford. C) Old Man Smith. D) Old Man Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old Man Warner. 5. The word "conduct" means: A) To lift something up to a higher level. B) To organize or carry out an event or process. C) Needed to complete something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize or carry out an event or process. 6. What is paraphernalia? A) An event in which the result is determined by chance. B) Done in a hurry and as a matter of routine. C) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. 7. The slips of paper replaced ..... A) Coal. B) Names on paper. C) Pebbles. D) Chips of wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chips of wood. 8. The statistics were sobering, highlighting the severity of the situation. What does the word 'sobering' mean? A) A hole in the ground for burying people. B) Making someone serious or thoughtful. C) Loud, noisy, and full of energy. D) Getting scolded or in trouble for something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making someone serious or thoughtful. 9. What does the person who finds Georgie at Robin's grave do? A) Sings with him. B) Hugs him. C) Helps him dig. D) Hits him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps him dig. 10. Why is Mrs. Dunbar participating ion the lottery? A) Why shouldn't she?. B) It is her turn to participate. C) None of the men in her family are able to. D) No one in her family wants to volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the men in her family are able to. 11. How do the people assemble when it is time to begin the lottery? A) Making two lines. B) Coming together in family groups. C) Crowding at the front to have first pick. D) Making a huge circle in the town square. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coming together in family groups. 12. (noun) miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity A) Paraphernalia. B) Preceded. C) Reprimands. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphernalia. 13. Characterized by hearty, good natured humor; jolly A) Boisterous. B) Jovial. C) Ritual. D) Defiantly. E) Disengaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jovial. 14. Which word means "to do something out of habit or routine?" A) Petulantly. B) Interminably. C) Civic. D) Disengaged. E) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Perfunctory. 15. Made or done freely and abundantly A) Profusely. B) Convexly. C) Keenly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. 16. What does Old Man Warner suggest was the purpose of the lottery? A) To worship Satan. B) To control the population of the village. C) To ensure a strong harvest. D) To frighten outsiders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure a strong harvest. 17. USUALLY a lottery means A) You are chosen for a terrible task. B) You win something good like money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You win something good like money. 18. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one? A) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize. B) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize. . C) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family. D) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family. 19. Many objects in "The Lottery" have symbolic meaning. What is one symbolic meaning of the black spot drawn onto the slip of paper? A) Community. B) Trust. C) Love. D) Death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death. 20. Who was late for the gathering? A) Mrs. Delacroix. B) Mrs. Hutchinson. C) Mrs. Graves. D) Mrs. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Hutchinson. 21. Who is taking Dunbar's place in the lottery? A) His son. B) His daughter. C) His father. D) His wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His wife. 22. When Brad's mom heard how ..... he had answered her, she was not happy with his bad attitude A) Disengaged. B) Perfunctory. C) Interminably. D) Petulantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petulantly. 23. The Lottery is considered to be a(n): A) Novel. B) Autobiography. C) Short Story. D) Nonfiction story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short Story. 24. What does the saying "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" mean? A) It is a rhyme that helps the towns people remember when to do the lottery. B) Corn will soon be ready to eat. C) It helps the townspeople remember when to harvest the corn. D) The sacrifice from the lottery will bring a good harvest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sacrifice from the lottery will bring a good harvest. 25. The word "necessary" means A) To lift something up to a higher level. B) Needed to complete something. C) To stop doing something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needed to complete something. 26. The bouquet of flowers that Taiyana had for her wedding was too ..... ; there needed to be more bulk. A) Defiantly. B) Dainty. C) Civic. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dainty. 27. What is the definition of generation? A) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. B) System in which something is selected in a way that is by chance. C) Custom that is always done in the same way. D) Person who is in charge and makes sure people follow rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. 28. What is an example of foreshadowing in the story? A) The slips of paper. B) The black box. C) Mr. Summers description. D) Children gathering stones at the start of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children gathering stones at the start of the story. 29. To plan and do (something, such as an activity) A) Ritual. B) Assemble. C) Stout. D) Conduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduct. 30. Who ultimately draws the marked slip of paper? A) Bill Hutchinson. B) Tessie Hutchinson. C) Mr. Hutchinson. D) Little Dave Hutchinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tessie Hutchinson. 31. How does the town respond to Mrs. Hutchinson's lateness? A) Rudely. B) Pleasantly. C) Angrily. D) Suspiciously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleasantly. 32. I get that ya'll are excited about the game tonight, but you are way too ..... in the hallway. You need to calm down a little bit and reduce the volume of your voices to an appropriate inside level. A) Boisterous. B) Profusely. C) Petulant. D) Grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 33. What word is defined as:to a great degree; in large amounts; a lot A) Petulant. B) Lapse. C) Profusely. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profusely. 34. From which perspective is this story narrated? A) First-Person. B) Third-Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third-Person Omniscient. 35. This word means "in large amounts" A) Shabby. B) Lapse. C) Murmur. D) Profusely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profusely. 36. There's a good choice of garden related ..... at Home Depot. A) Paraphernalia. B) Lottery. C) Lapse. D) Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphernalia. 37. " ..... most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around" (paragraph 20). A) Not Foreshadowing. B) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 38. What does the word 'reluctant' mean? A) Eager. B) Willing. C) Unwilling. D) Enthusiastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unwilling. 39. What did the children do while waiting for the lottery to begin? A) Played boisterously. B) Talked about books and reprimands. C) Gathered rocks. D) Rolled in the dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathered rocks. 40. It is you ..... duty to pick up your trash on your street and not just litter. A) Civic. B) Defiantly. C) Interminably. D) Daintily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civic. 41. Which of these statements about Masha Dmitritch 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. 42. Noisy, energetic, and cheerful, rowdy A) Liberty. B) Boisterous. C) Lapse. D) Perfuctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boisterous. 43. Which statements best illustrate the theme of this short stroy? A) All tradition are important and should never be forgotten. B) Individuals can do terrible things when pressured by society. C) Some villages have dangerous traditions that should be abolished. D) Lotteries are always in the best interest of the participants. E) It is dangerous to blindly follow traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It is dangerous to blindly follow traditions. 44. Noisy, energetic and cheerful; rough and rowdy A) Boisterous. B) Preceded. C) Disengaged. D) Reprimands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 45. What was the original purpose of the lottery? A) No reason is given. B) The small town was becoming overpopulated. C) A ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. D) The townspeople wanted to make one person rich each year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. 46. Shirley Jackson was a/an ..... writer, known primarily for her works of ..... and mystery A) American / romantic. B) English / horror. C) American / horror. D) English / romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American / horror. 47. In what way is Tessie noticeably different from the other townspeople? A) She is more powerful. B) She is more quiet. C) She is more free-spirited. D) She is always late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is more free-spirited. 48. What does it mean to turn a 'blind eye' to something? A) To act routinely with little interest or care. B) To pretend not to notice something bad. C) To scold or find fault with someone. D) To say one thing but mean another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pretend not to notice something bad. 49. Themes of the story include all of the following EXCEPT: A) Follow the rules or else bad things will happen. B) Conformity. C) Tradition & Ritual. D) Banality of Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follow the rules or else bad things will happen. 50. What is an example of irony in 'The Lottery'? A) The description of the black box. B) The use of stones as a symbol. C) The title of the story. D) The character names. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The title of the story. 51. Who found the lottery ticket? A) Nick. B) Hector. C) Charley. D) Annie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annie. 52. What does the vocab word "ritual" mean? A) In poor condition. B) A tradition or ceremony. C) A punishment. D) To fall from a previous expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tradition or ceremony. 53. Which family "wins" the first round of the Lottery? A) Watson. B) Graves. C) Hutchinson. D) Delacroix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hutchinson. 54. What word is defined as:an assortment of items that are required for a specific task or activity A) Lapse. B) Reprimand. C) Civic. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphernalia. 55. What is the scapegoat theory? A) A contradictory statement that is actually true. B) A person or group blamed for problems. C) Nice way of saying something terrible. D) Individuals in the crowd lose their sense of personal responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person or group blamed for problems. 56. Directions:Please match the following definition with the correct term belowa soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly A) Murmer. B) Interminably. C) Jovial. D) Profusely. E) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murmer. 57. Which pronouns are mainly used to tell the story, "The Lottery" ? A) I, me, my. B) You. C) She, he, they, them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, he, they, them. 58. What was the population of the town? A) 200. B) 350. C) 300. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300. 59. Is the lottery accompanied by a festival? A) That's how people prepare food and sell it. B) Yes, there are concerts. C) No, but it was once a big event. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, but it was once a big event. 60. What was Mrs. Hutchinson's attitude when she found out she "won" the lottery? A) Terrified. B) Supportive. C) Apathetic. D) Opposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8The Lottery Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books