This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A community of people A) Imaginary. B) Ritual. C) Society. D) Gravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Society. 2. What does the word 'paraphernalia' refer to? A) A type of food. B) A type of animal. C) The equipment needed for an activity. D) A type of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equipment needed for an activity. 3. " ..... the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while ..... " (paragraph 2). A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 4. Which option best describes the word 'shabbier'? A) Fallen into disrepair. B) Bulky in figure. C) Delicately, in a lady-like fashion. D) Defiantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fallen into disrepair. 5. Who starts teaching Georgie to read A) Mary Angela. B) Mr. Collier. C) Rosita. D) Timothy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Collier. 6. "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. 7. Who is in charge of conducting the lottery? A) Mr. Martin. B) Mr. Graves. C) Mr. Summers. D) Mr. Delacroix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Summers. 8. Who was the oldest man in the town? A) Old Man Smith. B) Old Man Jones. C) Ray Bradford. D) Old Man Warner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old Man Warner. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. The slips of paper replaced ..... A) Coal. B) Pebbles. C) Chips of wood. D) Names on paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chips of wood. 12. 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. 13. Consulted A) A ceremonial act; a customary procedure. B) Acting routinely with little interest or care. C) To seek advice or information from; ask guidance from. D) Hesitantly or unwillingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To seek advice or information from; ask guidance from. 14. What does the person who finds Georgie at Robin's grave do? A) Helps him dig. B) Hits him. C) Sings with him. D) Hugs him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps him dig. 15. 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. 16. How do the people assemble when it is time to begin the lottery? A) Making a huge circle in the town square. B) Making two lines. C) Crowding at the front to have first pick. D) Coming together in family groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coming together in family groups. 17. (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. 18. Characterized by hearty, good natured humor; jolly A) Defiantly. B) Jovial. C) Disengaged. D) Ritual. E) Boisterous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jovial. 19. Which word means "to do something out of habit or routine?" A) Disengaged. B) Petulantly. C) Perfunctory. D) Civic. E) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfunctory. 20. Made or done freely and abundantly A) Profusely. B) Convexly. C) Keenly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. ← 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