Scarlet Letter 9-11 Quiz

How does Chillingworth end up becoming Dimmesdale's physician?

• The townspeople pressured Dimmesdale.
• Dimmesdale asked Chillingworth about his heart pain.
• Hester begs Chillingworth to help Dimmesdale.
• Governor Bellingham orders Chillingworth.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which TWO views of Chillingworth do the townspeople hold?

• Some believe that he is sent from God to heal Dimmesdale.

• Some believe that he is sent by Satan to test Dimmesdale.

• Some believe that he is sent from God to harm Dimmesdale.

• Some believe that he is sent from Satan to recruit Dimmesdale.

• Some believe that he is a normal person.

Chillingworth argues that a person's body can't heal without...

• a physician's help.
• confessing his/her sins.
• plenty of bedrest.
• praying to God.

What is the internal conflict Dimmesdale faces about his doctor?

• The minister distrusts and dislikes the doctor, but dismisses his feelings as baseless, since he has no evidence of foul play

• The minister is frustrated because the doctor only uses cures from Native Americans, which he does not believe work

• The minister feels as though the doctor is a witch, but cannot prove it

• The minister hates how much better looking the doctor is than himself

Which change has Dimmesdale NOT undergone?

• Grown skinnier (more emaciated)

• Grown paler

• Grown more unhealthy

• Grown fatter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Chillingworth comes upon Dimmesdale napping, what does he do?

• He opens Dimmesdale's robe and looks at his chest.

• He tiptoes away so as not to wake him up.

• He brews a potion to help Dimmesdale stay asleep longer.

• He wakes him up so that he'll sleep better at night.

To whom is the narrator speaking of in the following passage? "Had a man seen ____ , at that moment of -- ecstasy, he would have had no need to ask how Satan comports himself, when a precious human soul is lost to heaven, and won into his kingdom."

• Pearl

• Hester Prynne

• Roger Chillingworth

• Arthur Dimmesdale

What is the topic of conversation in Chapter 10 that starts an argument between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth?

• Dimmesdale's ultimate death

• Hester Prynne's spiritual health

• Chillingworth's condition

• Dimmesdale's spiritual health

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Chapter 10, when Dimmesdale and Chillingworth are arguing, what distracts them from outside?

• Hester Prynne knocking on the window

• Pearl dancing in the graveyard

• Pearl screaming after being injured from a fall

• Hester picking strange plants inside the graveyard

In Chapter 11, Dimmesdale delivers fire and brimstone sermons to the Puritans on the topic of sin, addressing “the whole human brotherhood in the heart’s native language.”

What is the irony of his condemnation of the townspeoples' sins?

• He yearns to confess his own sin to his parishioners, but he cannot bring himself to do so--and it's keeping him up at night, even causing him to see visions.

• He feels as though he is blameless, and carries no sin within him as a minister and great Puritan.

• He murdered an entire family of Native Americans, and is hiding in plain sight within the town. His sin will bring deeper consequences for the people, and he cannot warn them.

• He feels as though he does not need to confess his own sins, because he is a good man--better than the rest of the townspeople.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3