This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 68 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 68 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the best synonym for assembled? A) Introduced. B) Divided. C) Collected. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collected. 2. Who fills his pockets with stones? A) Bobby Martin. B) Mr. Summers. C) Harry Jones. D) Mr. Graves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobby Martin. 3. To give into the control of another A) Submit. B) Survey. C) Paraphernalia. D) Ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Submit. 4. Mom told me to put away the soccer ..... that was scattered around my room. A) Perfunctory. B) Tradition. C) Ritual. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphernalia. 5. What does tend mean? A) To do something rarely. B) To never do something. C) To do something regularly. D) To do something occasionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do something regularly. 6. Brooklyn, Emma, and Carter are participating in a city-wide scavenger hunt. They stumble upon a cryptic message that reads 'to seek advice or information'. What should they do next? A) Consume the message. B) Inquire about the message. C) Ignore the message. D) Consult the message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consult the message. 7. What does 'jovial' mean? A) To scold or find fault with someone. B) Pertaining to the countryside. C) Contradictory statement that is actually true. D) Cheerful and friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cheerful and friendly. 8. The title "The Lottery" is which form of literary element? A) Foreshadow. B) Conflict. C) Characterization. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 9. What does Old Man Warner mean by saying, "People ain't the way they used to be" ? A) People are more compassionate now. B) Society has become more civilized. C) People have become more foolish. D) Society has progressed positively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People have become more foolish. 10. What does Georgie do when he hears what happened o his rosebush after he first planted it? A) Plants some more seeds. B) Returns to plant it again. C) Cries in the room. D) Hides in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Returns to plant it again. 11. What was the tone of "The Lottery" at the end of the story? A) Happy. B) Tense. C) Peaceful. D) Fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tense. 12. The letter from the college was just a ..... one with no special meaning. A) Perfunctory. B) Shabby. C) Profusely. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfunctory. 13. What are the children doing while waiting for the lottery to start? A) Playing quietly. B) Engaging in boisterous play. C) Reading books. D) Helping the adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engaging in boisterous play. 14. Define jovial A) Happy. B) Routine. C) Somber. D) Grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 15. What is the climax of the story 'The Lottery'? A) Tessie Hutchinson escaping the town. B) Tessie Hutchinson winning the lottery. C) Tessie Hutchinson being stoned to death. D) Tessie Hutchinson becoming the new lottery organizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tessie Hutchinson being stoned to death. 16. The theme tells us ..... A) When and where a story takes place. B) Who is in the story. C) What the sequence of events are in the story. D) Why we are reading the story (the overall message.). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why we are reading the story (the overall message.). 17. What is the background of the events? A) We don't know. B) It was a beautiful day in the middle of summer. C) It was raining and it was autumn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a beautiful day in the middle of summer. 18. On what day does the lottery fall each year? A) June 27th. B) June 21st. C) July 27th. D) Summer Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June 27th. 19. What is the reaction of Old Man Warner to the idea of giving up the lottery? A) He is indifferent and does not care either way. B) He dismisses the idea and defends the tradition. C) He supports the idea and encourages change. D) He protests and refuses to accept any change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He dismisses the idea and defends the tradition. 20. (verb) come before (something) in time; come before in order or position; go in front or ahead of A) Preceded. B) Perfunctory. C) Paraphernalia. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preceded. ← 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