This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set? A) Happy. B) Gloomy. C) Sad. D) Ecstatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 2. How frequently is the lottery conducted? A) Every week. B) Every year. C) Every full moon. D) Every month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every year. 3. What's another word for seizing and holding onto something? To grab something but not intercept it? A) Poking. B) Brushing against. C) Grasping. D) Catching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grasping. 4. What was inferred by "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" ? A) The lottery has to take place when it's warm or it won't be right. B) The lottery is tied to a superstition about the success of their crops. C) The lottery is the way they are able to fertilize their crops. D) The lottery is tied to deeply held religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lottery is tied to a superstition about the success of their crops. 5. What is the effect of the repetition of the lottery ritual in 'The Lottery'? A) It creates a sense of familiarity and routine. B) It adds suspense and tension to the story. C) It emphasizes the importance of tradition. D) It highlights the villagers' boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It emphasizes the importance of tradition. 6. Represents mark of identification leading to death. A) Boys gathering stones. B) Black box. C) Black dot. D) Tessie Hutchinson. E) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black dot. 7. Mrs. Hutchinson was anxious about the lottery all morning, so she arrived early to hear Mr. Summers declare the lottery open. (a) A) To False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To False. 8. To use power to move A) Remove. B) Force. C) Conformity. D) Lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Force. 9. Which character is not in attendance at this year's lottery because of a broken leg? A) Old Man Warner. B) Mr. Summers. C) Clyde Dunbar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clyde Dunbar. 10. Which of the following words best describes the general mood of the villagers in attendance? A) Jovial. B) Impatient. C) Sad. D) Horrified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impatient. 11. Who was the first to appear in the square? A) Heads of families. B) Women. C) Children. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children. 12. A series of actions or types of behavior regularly followed by someone or people A) Imagery. B) Customs, rituals, traditions. C) Theme. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Customs, rituals, traditions. 13. Directions:Please match the following definition with the correct term belowcheerful and friendly A) Jovial. B) Paraphernalia. C) Shabbier. D) Interminably. E) Murmur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jovial. 14. Equipment used for a particular purpose or activity A) Shabby. B) Interminable. C) Parachute. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphernalia. 15. The Lottery was created as a ..... A) Movie. B) Short story. C) Book. D) Newspaper article. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short story. 16. "The Lottery" is told from which point of view? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third-person omniscient. D) Third-person limited/objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third-person limited/objective. 17. Both ethical and unethical are ..... A) NOUNS. B) VERBS. C) ADJECTIVES. D) ADVERBS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ADJECTIVES. 18. I often have to take an Advil after my shift because my coworkers are ..... A) Ethical. B) Daintily. C) Boisterous. D) Unethical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boisterous. 19. What line does the author write to help develop the setting in the exposition? A) "The lottery took two days and had to be started on June 26th.". B) "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.". C) "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago.". D) "Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.". 20. What is the "prize" for winning the lottery? A) You win $ 10, 000 in cash. B) You get to be the next official of the lottery. C) You win food for the year. D) You are stoned to death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You are stoned to death. ← 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