This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the vocab word "ritual" mean? A) In poor condition. B) A tradition or ceremony. C) A punishment. D) To fall from a previous expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tradition or ceremony. 2. Which family "wins" the first round of the Lottery? A) Graves. B) Hutchinson. C) Delacroix. D) Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hutchinson. 3. What word is defined as:an assortment of items that are required for a specific task or activity A) Lapse. B) Reprimand. C) Civic. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphernalia. 4. What is the scapegoat theory? A) A contradictory statement that is actually true. B) A person or group blamed for problems. C) Nice way of saying something terrible. D) Individuals in the crowd lose their sense of personal responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person or group blamed for problems. 5. Directions:Please match the following definition with the correct term belowa soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly A) Murmer. B) Paraphernalia. C) Profusely. D) Interminably. E) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murmer. 6. Which pronouns are mainly used to tell the story, "The Lottery" ? A) I, me, my. B) You. C) She, he, they, them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She, he, they, them. 7. What was the population of the town? A) 200. B) 350. C) 300. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300. 8. Is the lottery accompanied by a festival? A) That's how people prepare food and sell it. B) Yes, there are concerts. C) No, but it was once a big event. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, but it was once a big event. 9. What was Mrs. Hutchinson's attitude when she found out she "won" the lottery? A) Terrified. B) Apathetic. C) Supportive. D) Opposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opposing. 10. Perpetuity means ..... A) Permanence. B) Mendacity. C) Pestilence. D) Singularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permanence. 11. (adv) in a sad and disappointed manner (over something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity A) Regretfully. B) Petulantly. C) Interminably. D) Stoutly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regretfully. 12. After the second draw, who was the lucky one drawn from the black box? A) Tessie Hutchinson. B) Bill Hutchinson. C) Anne Hutchinson. D) Shirley Hutchinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie Hutchinson. 13. Why doesn't Clyde Dunbar attend the lottery? A) He does not believe in the ritual. B) He is too young to draw from the black box. C) He has a broken leg. D) He won the previous lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He has a broken leg. 14. What does the term 'boisterous' refer to? A) Rowdy, loud. B) Fallen into disrepair. C) Jolly, joyful. D) Unwillingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rowdy, loud. 15. Full of or expressing good humor A) Jovial. B) Petulantly. C) Wonderingly. D) Daintily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jovial. 16. Regretfully A) To a great degree; in large amounts. B) In a sad and disappointed manner (oversomething that has happened or been done, especially a loss ormissed opportunity. C) Carried out with aminimum of effort or reflection. D) Miscellaneous articles, especially theequipment needed for a particular activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a sad and disappointed manner (oversomething that has happened or been done, especially a loss ormissed opportunity. 17. What is the genre of 'The Lottery'? A) Horror. B) Mystery. C) Romance. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horror. 18. Use context clues to determine the meaning of "preceded": "There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, the one that had been constructed when the first people settled down to make a village here." A) Came before. B) Came after. C) Destroyed. D) Succeeded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came before. 19. Scold A) To yell at. B) Loud, noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline. C) Full of good humor. D) Thrown out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To yell at. 20. Define ritual A) An event in which the outcome is determined by chance. B) A ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way. C) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. D) A ceremony or set of acts performed in different ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ceremony or set of acts always performed in the same way. ← 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