This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There's a good choice of garden related ..... at Home Depot. A) Tradition. B) Lottery. C) Paraphernalia. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphernalia. 2. " ..... most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around" (paragraph 20). A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 3. What does the word 'reluctant' mean? A) Willing. B) Enthusiastic. C) Unwilling. D) Eager. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unwilling. 4. What did the children do while waiting for the lottery to begin? A) Played boisterously. B) Talked about books and reprimands. C) Gathered rocks. D) Rolled in the dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathered rocks. 5. It is you ..... duty to pick up your trash on your street and not just litter. A) Defiantly. B) Civic. C) Daintily. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civic. 6. Which of these statements about Masha Dmitritch is false? A) She thinks bad things about her husband. B) She knows her husband very well. C) She would enjoy sharing her winnings with her husband. D) She is in a worse position for having played the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She would enjoy sharing her winnings with her husband. 7. Little math for you here. If Old Man Warner has been in 77 lotteries and the black box has been in use since before Old Man Warner's time, how old is the black box? A) 77 years old. B) < 77 years old. C) > 77 years old. D) > 80 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) > 77 years old. 8. Noisy, energetic, and cheerful, rowdy A) Boisterous. B) Liberty. C) Perfuctory. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 9. Which statements best illustrate the theme of this short stroy? A) All tradition are important and should never be forgotten. B) Individuals can do terrible things when pressured by society. C) Some villages have dangerous traditions that should be abolished. D) Lotteries are always in the best interest of the participants. E) It is dangerous to blindly follow traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It is dangerous to blindly follow traditions. 10. Definitely A) Boldly resistant or challenging. B) Punishment, repercussions. C) Viewing. D) Unwillingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boldly resistant or challenging. 11. Jovial A) Full of good humor. B) Worn or old. C) Thrown out. D) To yell at. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full of good humor. 12. Noisy, energetic and cheerful; rough and rowdy A) Boisterous. B) Preceded. C) Disengaged. D) Reprimands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 13. What was the original purpose of the lottery? A) No reason is given. B) The small town was becoming overpopulated. C) A ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. D) The townspeople wanted to make one person rich each year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. 14. Shirley Jackson was a/an ..... writer, known primarily for her works of ..... and mystery A) English / horror. B) American / romantic. C) American / horror. D) English / romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American / horror. 15. In what way is Tessie noticeably different from the other townspeople? A) She is always late. B) She is more powerful. C) She is more quiet. D) She is more free-spirited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is more free-spirited. 16. What does it mean to turn a 'blind eye' to something? A) To pretend not to notice something bad. B) To scold or find fault with someone. C) To act routinely with little interest or care. D) To say one thing but mean another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To pretend not to notice something bad. 17. Themes of the story include all of the following EXCEPT: A) Banality of Evil. B) Tradition & Ritual. C) Conformity. D) Follow the rules or else bad things will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Follow the rules or else bad things will happen. 18. What is an example of irony in 'The Lottery'? A) The title of the story. B) The description of the black box. C) The use of stones as a symbol. D) The character names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The title of the story. 19. Boisterous A) Rowdy, loud. B) Punishment, repercussions. C) Viewing. D) Unwillingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowdy, loud. 20. Who found the lottery ticket? A) Charley. B) Annie. C) Hector. D) Nick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annie. ← 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