This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word would be the best antonym for the word "perfunctory?" A) Careless. B) Indifferent. C) Thoughtless. D) Attentive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attentive. 2. What does Georgie wish Mrs. Harper was to him? A) His angel. B) His aunt. C) His mother. D) His teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His mother. 3. The lottery is put in the same category as "the square dance, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities." Based on this, how should the winner of the lottery feel? A) Fearful, Angry. B) Curious. C) Bored, Lonely. D) Excited, Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excited, Happy. 4. What did Mr. Summers carry when he arrived in the square? A) A stone. B) A wooden stool. C) A black wooden box. D) A black dot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A black wooden box. 5. Whose inner thoughts and feelings can we see/hear in "The Lottery" ? A) Only ONE character's inner thoughts and feelings. B) ALL characters' inner thoughts and feelings. C) NONE of the characters' inner thoughts and feelings. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NONE of the characters' inner thoughts and feelings. 6. Oh no, Mrs. Hutchinson is late! How did the townsfolk react to her tardiness? A) Suspiciously. B) Angrily. C) Rudely. D) Pleasantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pleasantly. 7. What can you infer is the original purpose of the lottery based on the line "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" ? A) The lottery was created so someone would win all the corn. B) The lottery was created so the village would celebrate summer. C) The lottery was created so the village would have good crops. D) The lottery was created so in June someone would get rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lottery was created so the village would have good crops. 8. The year of the story "The Lottery" A) 1849. B) 1984. C) 1948. D) 1489. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1948. 9. What was represented by the black box? A) Family. B) Summer. C) Tradition. D) Coffin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coffin. 10. Who takes part in the first drawing? A) The kids. B) Everyone in the town. C) The head of the household. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The head of the household. 11. Who complains that Mr. Hutchinson didn't get enough time to select his slip of paper? A) Nancy. B) Bill. C) Tessie. D) Davy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tessie. 12. How do the townspeople feel about the lottery? A) They eagerly anticipate it every year. B) They are indifferent and emotionless. C) They fear and resist it. D) They find it amusing and entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They eagerly anticipate it every year. 13. What was the weather like on the morning of June 27th? A) Foggy and misty. B) Clear and sunny. C) Cloudy and rainy. D) Windy and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear and sunny. 14. Who is with Georgie at the end of the book? A) Paul. B) Robin. C) Nobody. D) Mrs. Harper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Harper. 15. "She held her breath as her husband went forward" (paragraph 26) A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 16. What is the significance of the black box mentioned in the story? A) It contains the lottery tickets. B) It symbolizes tradition and ritual. C) It's used to select the lottery winner. D) It's where the town's records are kept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It symbolizes tradition and ritual. 17. To release or separate from A) Gullible. B) Boisterous. C) Dismember. D) Disengaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disengaged. 18. What does Georgie do when he can't sing at the funeral? A) He sits back down. B) He runs away. C) He hugs Mrs. Harper. D) He stands there and cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He runs away. 19. Mr. Summers represents A) Elderly business man. B) Devil. C) Father figure to the village children. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devil. 20. Given, produced, or existing in large amounts A) Assembled. B) Profusely. C) Jovial. D) Boisterous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profusely. 21. Create by putting components or members together. A) Ritual. B) Assembled. C) Shabbier. D) Reluctantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assembled. 22. What is the tone of the first paragraph in "The Lottery" ? A) Joyful. B) Suspenseful. C) Anxious. D) Melancholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joyful. 23. The children assemble in the village square and spend their time A) Gathering stones. B) Picking flowers. C) Playing baseball. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gathering stones. 24. What does Old Man Warner's character represent? A) He represents the value of overcoming hardships. B) He represents the importance of respecting one's elders. C) He represents the acceptance of change over time. D) He represents the fear of change and the desire to follow traditions without thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He represents the fear of change and the desire to follow traditions without thinking. 25. Shirley Jackson may have been comparing The Lottery traditions to what A) The corrupt government. B) WWII and Hitler. C) The French War. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WWII and Hitler. 26. Which word means "to escape or not be engaged?" A) Civic. B) Disengaged. C) Petulantly. D) Interminably. E) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disengaged. 27. What is the effect of the setting in 'The Lottery'? A) It creates a peaceful and idyllic atmosphere. B) It foreshadows the violent ending. C) It adds suspense to the story. D) It symbolizes the tradition of the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It foreshadows the violent ending. 28. What is the significance of Tessie's final scream, "It isn't fair, it isn't right" ? A) That she is objecting to the fact that people die because of tradition . B) That she is objecting to the fact that she is the the sacrifice. C) That someone has been tampering with the slips from the box. D) That there seems to be a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That she is objecting to the fact that she is the the sacrifice. 29. A custom that is always done the same way A) Imaginary. B) Conduct. C) Ritual. D) Civic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ritual. 30. Why are the children happy? A) Their family has been chosen for the lottery. B) This is the town's final lottery. C) They have not been chosen for the lottery. D) They have won the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have not been chosen for the lottery. 31. Anything that is cast aside A) Assemble. B) Discard. C) Profusely. D) Precede. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discard. 32. This word means "in poor condition through overuse or lack of care, rundown" A) Murmur. B) Petulant. C) Jovial. D) Shabby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shabby. 33. What is the definition of civic? A) Person who is in charge and makes sure people follow rules. B) The quality of being free to act or speak as you choose. C) System in which something is selected in a way that is by chance. D) Relating to a community or people who live there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relating to a community or people who live there. 34. Involved in something or affected by it A) Gravely. B) Force. C) Chance. D) Concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concerned. 35. The student ..... tried to avoid eye contact with his teacher A) Quick. B) Desperately. C) Happy. D) Scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desperately. 36. Andy was angry and Simon was angry too. They were ..... angry. A) Both. B) Each other. C) Drawing. D) Publicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both. 37. Why did the children gather in the square? A) To ride the merry go round. B) To talk and play. C) To guard the pile of stones. D) To wait for their parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To talk and play. 38. The teacher ..... me every time I talk while she is talking. A) Reprimands. B) Boisterous. C) Reluctantly. D) Surveying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reprimands. 39. The children ..... moved to class when the bell rung. A) Petulantly. B) Reluctantly. C) Jovial. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petulantly. 40. There are some teachers on the hallway that ALWAYS seem like they are in a bad mood and hate kids. But there are others that seem to be ..... most days, creating a welcoming environment in their classroom for all students. A) Petulant. B) Sober. C) Jovial. D) Grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jovial. 41. Who appears to be the luckiest person in town? A) Mrs Hutchinson (Tessie). B) Old Man Warner. C) Mr Summers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old Man Warner. 42. To a great degree; in large amounts A) Ritual. B) Profusely. C) Jovial. D) Disengaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profusely. 43. "The moring of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day ..... " This passage is developing the ..... for the reader. A) Climax. B) Ambiance. C) Setting. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 44. We have the same family ..... every year at Christmas. A) Perfunctory. B) Traditions. C) Lottery. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditions. 45. When the student asked to go to the bathroom, the teacher answered with a ..... nod. A) Profusely. B) Paraphernalia. C) Petulantly. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfunctory. 46. What is the author's purpose in writing 'The Lottery'? A) To promote the tradition of the lottery. B) To entertain readers with a shocking twist. C) To explore the psychology of violence. D) To criticize the dangers of blind conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To criticize the dangers of blind conformity. 47. How do the villagers know who the winner is? A) The person raises their hand. B) They get a black box. C) An x is written on their paper. D) Their paper has a black spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their paper has a black spot. 48. "Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times" (paragraph 3). A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 49. What is the significance of the faded house dresses and sweaters worn by the women in 'The Lottery'? A) They foreshadow the violence to come. B) They show the villagers' disregard for appearance. C) They represent the passage of time. D) They symbolize the villagers' poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They represent the passage of time. 50. Which family member was responsible fordrawing a slip of paper from the box? A) The oldest son. B) The wife. C) The husband. D) Family's choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The husband. 51. What have the villages in the north done? A) Starved because of a terrible harvest. B) Given up the lottery. C) Answer not given. D) Taken their old black box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Given up the lottery. 52. Where did the people of the village gather for the lottery? A) At the bank. B) At the post office. C) In the town square. D) In the school playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the town square. 53. Another word meaning in an abundant manner, excessively A) Liberty. B) Profusely. C) Daintily. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profusely. 54. Which conclusion is best supported by the text? A) Money gives people the potential to do great and noble things. B) Just the thought of money can bring out the worst in people. C) Nothing brings a couple closer together like planning a vacation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just the thought of money can bring out the worst in people. 55. A pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. A) Symbolism. B) Allegory. C) Hypocrisy. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypocrisy. 56. The Hunger Games is an example of what kind of society? A) Dictatorial. B) Dystopian. C) Democratic. D) Utopian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dystopian. 57. Paragraph two is mainly about ..... A) The children being out of school for the summer. B) The role of the children in the lottery. C) Children playing. D) Bobby and Harry Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of the children in the lottery. 58. The Lottery's setting could be described as: A) A cold and windy winter day. B) A clear and sunny summer morning. C) A brisk fall morning. D) A foggy and gloomy spring morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A clear and sunny summer morning. 59. Based on the following passage, what is the best synonym replacement for "surveying" ? Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. A) Spying. B) Yelling. C) Calling. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching. 60. "They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously" (paragraph 20). A) Not Foreshadowing. B) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books