This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Swearing-in A) Taking an oath. B) To yell at. C) To punish. D) Full of good humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking an oath. 2. What is the meaning of the word Lottery? A) Done in a hurry and as a matter of routine. B) Run out, to end. C) An event in which the result is determined by chance. D) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An event in which the result is determined by chance. 3. At the center of the story is a mysterious ..... A) Dance. B) Man. C) Woman. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Box. 4. Interminably means A) End soon. B) Loudly. C) Never ending. D) The beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never ending. 5. An event where you can win something A) Lottery. B) Defiant. C) Devote. D) Shabby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lottery. 6. Which of the following best describes the context of this story? A) It was written at the turn of the century during the Industrial Revolution. B) It was written just after World War II when society encouraged conformity. C) It was written in the 1950s when American housewives were treated inferiorly. D) It was written in the 1980s when people were afraid of the wartime spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was written just after World War II when society encouraged conformity. 7. What is the definition of liberty? A) Relating to a community or people who live there. B) Relating to a community or people who live there. C) The quality of being free to act or speak as you choose. D) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quality of being free to act or speak as you choose. 8. What was the black box used for in the lottery? A) To hold the lottery tickets. B) To select the lottery winner. C) To store the lottery winnings. D) To keep the villagers' names. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To select the lottery winner. 9. Noisy, energetic, and cheerful A) Boisterous. B) Disengaged. C) Profusely. D) Petulantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 10. Precede:There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, A) An act or expression of criticism and censure. B) Be earlier in time. C) In an easily irritated or annoyed manner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be earlier in time. 11. At the end of the lottery, everyone received money. A) True. B) False. C) Doesn't say. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't say. 12. How do the townspeople view the lottery box? A) They all think it's great fun. B) They all want to get rid of it. C) They see it as part of a tradition. D) They are not interested in the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They see it as part of a tradition. 13. Interminably A) Boisterous. B) Petulantly. C) Jovial. D) Profusely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jovial. 14. After drawing, the villagers were instructed to ..... A) Quickly glance at their paper slip and then hide it. B) Show the slip to the other members of the family only. C) Immediately write their last name on the slip. D) Keep the paper folded until everyone has drawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep the paper folded until everyone has drawn. 15. The original PARAPHERNALIA for the lottery had been lost long ago. A) A thought or idea that leads to a tradition or custom being created. B) The person in charge of a special function. C) Something that is bright, shiny, and brilliant. D) Objects or items that belong to someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Objects or items that belong to someone or something. 16. Lottery A) An event in which the result is determined by chance. B) Objects used for a particular purpose or activity. C) Done in a hurry and as a matter of routine. D) A long-established and inherited custom or practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An event in which the result is determined by chance. 17. What sentence structure is this sentence?Even though I really like the outfit, I didn't have any money to purchase it. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 18. This word means "equipment needed for a particular activity" A) Paraphernalia. B) Liberty. C) Jovial. D) Profusely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphernalia. 19. Petulantly A) Bulky in figure. B) Delicately, in a ladylike fashion. C) With unreasonable irritation. D) Boldly resistant or challenging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With unreasonable irritation. 20. Who suggested starting over with the lottery? A) Mrs. Delacroix. B) Mrs. Graves. C) Mrs. Hutchinson. D) Mrs. Dunbar. 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