This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To take a general view of a situation A) Surveying. B) Manipulating. C) Consorting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surveying. 2. ..... is a community leader who runs the lottery each year. A) Mr. Graves. B) Old Man Warner. C) Mr. Martin. D) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Summers. 3. Pick the best word for the definition: "faded and dingy from wear or exposure" . A) Disengaged. B) Shabbier. C) Boisterous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shabbier. 4. To boldly resist, to act in a rebellious way A) Defiantly. B) Tepidly. C) Ironically. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defiantly. 5. What happens next in the thrilling tale, after Bill reveals his family's fate in the lottery draw? A) The villagers cast their votes for the most beloved Hutchinson. B) The Hutchinsons engage in a suspenseful straw-pulling contest for the grand prize. C) The youngest Hutchinson steps up to claim their destiny. D) Each Hutchinson family member's fate is sealed with slips in the mysterious box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each Hutchinson family member's fate is sealed with slips in the mysterious box. 6. Why does Old Man Warner express disapproval about dropping the lottery? A) He wants to see how long he can last. B) He believes tradition should stay as it is. C) He wants to make a lot of money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He believes tradition should stay as it is. 7. Who was Mr. Summers? A) The officiant who runs the lottery. B) Answer not given. C) The neighbors who believe that they are going to win the lottery. D) The widower who won the lottery last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The officiant who runs the lottery. 8. The winning ticket glued to a heavy door was good ..... for the lottery. A) Publicity. B) Split. C) Really. D) Trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Publicity. 9. Perfunctory:Doing something with ..... effort A) Much. B) Little. C) No. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little. 10. From what point of view does the narrator tell the story? A) First person limited. B) Third person omniscient. C) Third person limited. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person limited. 11. Directions:Please match the following definition with the correct term belowin poor condition through long/hard use, or lack of care A) Profusely. B) Paraphernalia. C) Shabbier. D) Interminably. E) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shabbier. 12. What aspect of the lottery does Tessie challenge? A) Old Man Warner's unlikely odds. B) Mr. Summer's authority. C) The origins of the tradition. D) The exclusion of her eldest child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The exclusion of her eldest child. 13. Guess what Mrs. Hutchinson is up to! She's trying to convince the townsfolk that ..... A) It's time to put an end to the lottery. B) Her hubby didn't get a fair shake at it. C) Her better half should sit this one out. D) Oops! Her husband grabbed the wrong slip of paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her hubby didn't get a fair shake at it. 14. What character is in the story? A) Walter White. B) Frye. C) Jonah Hill. D) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Summers. 15. What is the mood as the story begins A) Cheerful, bright and colorful. B) Dreary and ominous; there is a sense of fear and foreboding. C) Dry and factual like a newspaper article. D) Boring and nondescript; it is just an average day with an overcast sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheerful, bright and colorful. 16. Did the townspeople want to change the tradition of the lottery? A) The would love too. B) They don't really care. C) They don't wan't to change it. D) They don't want there to be a lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They don't wan't to change it. 17. How does the mood CHANGE from the beginning of "The Lottery" to its conclusion? A) The mood changes from depressing and dark to uplifting and happy. B) The mood changes from silly to sad. C) The mood goes from bright and lighthearted to dark and disurbing. D) The mood does not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mood goes from bright and lighthearted to dark and disurbing. 18. What is the author's point of view in 'The Lottery'? A) Third-person omniscient. B) First-person limited. C) Second-person. D) Third-person objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third-person objective. 19. Which of the following words matches the definition?"The prescribed procedure for conducting ceremonies" A) Profusely. B) Ritual. C) Reprimand. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ritual. 20. What is the name of the youngest son of the Hutchinson family? A) Nancy. B) Bill Jr. C) Dave/ Davy. D) Bob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dave/ Davy. ← 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