This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the word 'duly'? A) In accordance with what is required or appropriate. B) The action or fact of treating someone unfairly. C) Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. D) In an angry or sulky way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In accordance with what is required or appropriate. 2. The black box is ..... A) Splintering. B) New. C) Freshly painted. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Splintering. 3. For the story The Lottery, which statement best describes the history of the lottery in the village? A) It is a ritual to control the population. B) It is a tradition as old as the village itself. C) It is a recent plan to raise money for the village. D) It is a tradition unique to this particular village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a tradition as old as the village itself. 4. What is the significance of the characters' names? A) They are all common names. B) They all have ironic meanings. C) They are all related to nature. D) They have symbolic meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have symbolic meaning. 5. Caiti was prepared. She had studied every night for a week. There was no reason for her to feel nervous about the test. She was going to do just fine. All she had to do was stay focused and not let her nervousness get in the way of her success. What words best describes the tone of the passage? A) Happy. B) Encouraging. C) Sad. D) Loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encouraging. 6. Something that is not real A) Imaginary. B) Dystopia. C) Liberty. D) Gravely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imaginary. 7. To which family does Tessie belong? A) Graves. B) Hutchinson. C) Dunbar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hutchinson. 8. Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. (Audience knows what is happening, but the characters do not) A) Mood. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 9. Performing the ceremony in Latin had been a church ..... for centuries. A) Perfunctory. B) Ritual. C) Paraphernalia. D) Lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ritual. 10. When Mr. Summers brings the black box, how do the people ract? A) Excited. B) Joyful. C) Nervous. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervous. 11. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery? A) Hard, jagged ones. B) Smooth, round one. C) Heavy, flat ones. D) Shiny, decorative ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth, round one. 12. A reprimand is a formal expression of ..... ? A) A reprimand is a formal expression of praise. B) A reprimand is a formal expression of disapproval (Criticism). C) A reprimand is a formal expression of romantic interest. D) A reprimand is a formal expression of a requst. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reprimand is a formal expression of disapproval (Criticism). 13. Which of the following is NOT a strategy Jackson employs to impact the irony of "The Lottery" ? A) A rural setting. B) Folksy characters. C) An unreliable narrator. D) Biblical allusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An unreliable narrator. 14. What is the significance of the black box in 'The Lottery'? A) The black box represents the power and authority of the lottery organizers. B) The black box signifies the randomness and unpredictability of the lottery. C) The black box represents the fear and anxiety of the villagers. D) The black box symbolizes tradition and conformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The black box symbolizes tradition and conformity. 15. She sat REGRETFULLY because all of the dessert was already gone. A) Overjoyed. B) Angry. C) Sad. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sad. 16. The class seemed to go on INTERMINABLY. A) To be quick. B) To be great. C) To be undending. D) To be annoyed. E) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be quick. 17. What makes Georgie hate Mr. Collier's story? A) He includes Mrs.Harper. B) He makes the rosebush sick. C) He doesn't create pictures. D) He writes about the accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He includes Mrs.Harper. 18. Part B:Identify the paragraph where Tessie Hutchinson's perspective shifts. (RL.2.6 and RL.1.1) A) Paragraph 46. B) Paragraph 8. C) Paragraph 79. D) Paragraph 61. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paragraph 46. 19. Which of the following words matches the definition?"Full of or showing happiness/high spirits" A) Soberly. B) Boisterous. C) Profusely. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jovial. 20. Who pulled the papers first? A) Heads of families. B) Teenage boys. C) Mothers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heads of families. ← 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