This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what order were the names called? A) Oldest to youngest. B) Alphabetical order. C) Largest to smallest, based on how many family members were present. D) Richest to poorest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetical order. 2. Groundhog Day is a ..... that predicts when spring weather will arrive each year. A) Family tradition. B) National tradition. C) School tradition. D) Daily ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National tradition. 3. Dystopias take place in which time period? A) The Past. B) The Present. C) The Future. D) The Space Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Future. 4. Match character to description:The lottery official A) Mr. Summers. B) Bill. C) Mr. Warner. D) Tessie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Summers. 5. What had the village children gather? A) Books. B) Stones. C) Shells. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stones. 6. What is the meaning of the word 'stoutly'? A) Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. B) The action or fact of treating someone unfairly. C) In a strong and sturdy manner. D) In an angry or sulky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a strong and sturdy manner. 7. Where does the lottery take place? A) In a small village. B) In the city. C) In a big town. D) On an island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a small village. 8. What is the central theme explored in "The Lottery" ? A) The dangers of blindly following tradition. B) The power of community and unity. C) The inevitability of death. D) The consequences of disobedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dangers of blindly following tradition. 9. When is the lottery held each year? A) At the beginning of spring. B) At Thanksgiving. C) Before the corn harvest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the corn harvest. 10. Endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length A) Interminably. B) Precisely. C) Ambiguously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interminably. 11. What indicated that someone had "won" the lottery? A) A blank slip of paper. B) A paper with a black dot. C) A paper with a red dot. D) The drawing of a smooth stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A paper with a black dot. 12. After drawing, the villagers were instructedto ..... A) Pocket the slip of paper after only aquick glance. B) Share the slip with members of theirown families only. C) Immediately write down their lastnames. D) Keep the paper folded in hand withoutlooking until everyone drew. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep the paper folded in hand withoutlooking until everyone drew. 13. What is one difference between the Lottery and the Hunger Games? A) The winner of the Lottery dies, but the winner of the Hunger Games lives. B) The Lottery gathers in families, but the Hunger Games doesn't. C) There is an official in the Hunger Games, but there isn't in the Lottery. D) The Lottery draws a slip of paper, but the Hunger Games uses a computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winner of the Lottery dies, but the winner of the Hunger Games lives. 14. Once Mrs. Hutchinson was singled out, the crowd rushed to ..... A) Return the slips. B) Find their children. C) Gather stones. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather stones. 15. What is the meaning of the word 'defiantly'? A) Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. B) In a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience. C) Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. D) In an angry or sulky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience. 16. Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad. A) Utopia. B) Dystopia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dystopia. 17. They hesitate A) Unwilling and hesitant. B) Reasonable. C) Knowledgeable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unwilling and hesitant. 18. One man who couldn't be present because of a broken leg A) Is disqualified from being in the lottery. B) Leaves town. C) Has his wife draw a slip for him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has his wife draw a slip for him. 19. How do they list the villagers before the lottery starts? A) By heads of family. B) In alphabetical order. C) From youngest to oldest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By heads of family. 20. Why did the author most likely include the character of Old Man Warner? A) To demonstrate the power of a tradition like the lottery. B) To ridicule angry, older people. C) To show that the lottery is necessary for the village's survival. D) To establish a villain in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To demonstrate the power of a tradition like the lottery. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 6The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8The Lottery Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books