This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it ..... " What does preceded mean? A) To organize something. B) To come before something. C) To come after something. D) To do something the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To come before something. 2. If you "accidentally" eat your father's peanut butter cookies and he starts sulking, almost like a child, he is being ..... A) Immature. B) Defiant. C) Petulant. D) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petulant. 3. I read the first book of the trilogy, but by the time the second book came out (2 years later!), too much time had ..... and I couldn't remember what had happened in the first book. A) Jovial. B) Lapsed. C) Shabbied. D) Petulant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lapsed. 4. What is the role of the character Mr. Summers in 'The Lottery'? A) He is the official in charge of the lottery. B) He is the protagonist of the story. C) He is the first to be stoned. D) He is the voice of reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is the official in charge of the lottery. 5. Which is an example of a dependent clause? A) He helped his friend. B) When answering questions you need to read the whole question, because it might mess you up otherwise. C) Because he helped his grandmother. D) I aced this test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because he helped his grandmother. 6. The mood of the story during the drawing is A) Sad and depressing. B) Social and happy. C) Tense and nervous. D) Harsh and angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tense and nervous. 7. Sophia, Noah, and Dani are discussing about a used car that Carter bought recently. They are trying to describe the car's condition which is not so good due to hard use or lack of care. Which word best describes this condition? A) Shabbier. B) Pristine. C) Well-maintained. D) Used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shabbier. 8. Done in a hurry and as a matter or routine A) Paraphernalia. B) Ritual. C) Perfunctory. D) Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfunctory. 9. The means of gambling to get a prize but in this case the prize is death. A) Lottery. B) Draw lots. C) Stoning. D) Gathering of rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lottery. 10. What happens to the winner of the lottery? A) They are stoned to death. B) They have to go live in the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are stoned to death. 11. Which statement below is a valid theme of "The Lottery" ? A) All lotteries should be outlawed. B) Small towns are full of evil people. C) Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous. 12. This word means "breaking in to small, sharp pieces" A) Splintered. B) Perfunctory. C) Petulant. D) Defiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Splintered. 13. Who does Mr. Collier introduce Georgie to? A) Robin. B) Ryan. C) Rosa. D) Raleigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robin. 14. What is the closest meaning of the word "precisely" in the sentence below? Mr. Summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the box." (para. 40) A) Carefully. B) Quickly. C) Happily. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carefully. 15. Who are the characters introduced in "The Lottery" ? A) Mr. Winters, Tassie. B) Townspeople, Children. C) Tessie, Old Man Warner. D) James, Michael. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tessie, Old Man Warner. 16. What is a paradox? A) A noisy and energetic person. B) A contradictory statement that is actually true. C) Acting routinely with little interest or care. D) To pretend not to notice something bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A contradictory statement that is actually true. 17. Lottery in June, corn be heavy (a) A) A soon. B) Now. C) By the full moon. D) In winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A soon. 18. Brainwashing passed on from one generation to the next. A) Boys gathering stones. B) Black box. C) Black dot. D) Tessie Hutchinson. E) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boys gathering stones. 19. Regretfully is a/an ..... A) NOUN. B) VERB. C) ADVERB. D) ADJECTIVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ADVERB. 20. What is the final outcome for Tessie Hutchinson? A) She escapes the village. B) She becomes the new official of the lottery. C) She is chosen as the lottery 'winner'. D) She wins a prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is chosen as the lottery 'winner'. ← 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