This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dustman is A) Cleaner. B) Scavenger. C) Waiter. D) Translator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scavenger. 2. Which of the following best describes Warner's feelings about the lottery? A) He despises it and thinks it needs to change. B) He holds it in high regards and believes it needs to be preserved. C) He has no strong feelings on it either way. D) He loves it and wants more lotteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He holds it in high regards and believes it needs to be preserved. 3. How is the "winner" of the lottery selected? A) Each person puts half a ticket into the box. The tickets are then drawn by Mr. Summers. B) The person who draws the paper with the bluebird of happiness on it is the winner. C) Each person writes his/her name on a piece of paper and drops it into the box. D) He/she draws a piece of paper with a black spot on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He/she draws a piece of paper with a black spot on it. 4. In a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience A) Boisterous. B) Ritual. C) Droll. D) Defiantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Defiantly. 5. What is the consequence of drawing the marked slip in the lottery? A) A prize. B) Exemption from future lotteries. C) Public stoning. D) A leadership position in the community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public stoning. 6. Paraphernalia A) Done in a hurry and as a matter of routine. B) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. C) An event in which the result is determined by chance. D) A ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. 7. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony? A) In double file lines. B) Making a huge circle in the town square. C) Crowding forward to try to be first to draw. D) Coming together in family groups. . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coming together in family groups. . 8. A word or phrase that is repeated in a rhythmic way usually loudly and by a group of people A) Chant. B) Jovial. C) Paraphernalia. D) Shabbier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chant. 9. Relating to a community or the people who live there A) Imaginary. B) Civic. C) Apart. D) Gravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civic. 10. What is Jackson's TONE in "The Lottery" ? A) Scared. B) Neutral; matter-of-fact. C) Optimistic and positive. D) Appalled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral; matter-of-fact. 11. What similarity in text structure emphasizes the meaning in both "The Lottery" and the poem "Escape" ? (RL.2.5) A) Both passages use parallel structure to end the story. B) Both passages use repetition to convey the main character's perspective. C) Both passages use internal conflict to develop the theme. D) Both passages use dialogue to foreshadow the ending of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both passages use repetition to convey the main character's perspective. 12. What could be a possible theme for "The Lottery?" A) Tradition can cause people to do terrible things. B) The villagers gather in the square. C) Always work hard to achieve your goals. D) Mrs. Hutchinson arrives late to the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tradition can cause people to do terrible things. 13. Which of the following words matches the definition?"Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough" A) Perfunctory. B) Petulantly. C) Jovial. D) Soberly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfunctory. 14. What are the children gathering in the beginning of the story? A) Sticks. B) Toys. C) Money. D) Stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stones. 15. Which of the following words matches the definition? "All the time; seemingly without stopping" A) Interminably. B) Ritual. C) Reprimand. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interminably. 16. What does the black box symbolize in the story? A) Tradition and Ritual. B) The Town's history. C) Wealth and Properity. D) Government authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tradition and Ritual. 17. What can be seen on the slip of the paper of the winner of the lottery? A) A red dot. B) Nothing because they do not receive one. C) A black spot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A black spot. 18. How does Eddie describe Paul? A) Ugly. B) Bright ( Smart ). C) Short. D) Young. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bright ( Smart ). 19. Noisy; high-spirited A) Defiantly. B) Jovial. C) Disengaged. D) Ritual. E) Boisterous. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Boisterous. 20. In a serious or solemn manner A) Gravely. B) Lottery. C) Regretfully. D) Assemble. 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