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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The earliest parts of the colony had been the jail and what other location?
(a) The church.
(b) The schoolhouse.
(c) The governor's mansion.
(d) The cemetery.

2. Hawthorne utterly disclaims what kind of motives?
(a) Personal, legal and moral.
(b) Spiritual and political.
(c) Personal and politcal.
(d) Petty and partisan.

3. What is the "pedestal of infamy?"
(a) The steeple.
(b) The governor's mantle.
(c) The scaffold.
(d) The altar.

4. Who is described as a/an "intolerant brood?"
(a) The Puritans.
(b) The governor's family.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Dutch.

5. When the doctor gives Hester something to drink, what does she think is in the cup?
(a) A truth serum.
(b) Poison.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against whom is Hawthorne alleged to harbor a "peculiar malevolence"?

2. In which year was this preface written?

3. Who is to wear the thing Hester is delivering to the governor's house?

4. Which character is described as having a "wildflower prettiness?"

5. Chose which of the following best describes the tone in the last sentence of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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