Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Young Goodman Brown is set during the ________, during which
Hawthorne's great-great grandfather John Hathorne played a role as judge.
a. | Salem witch trials | c. | Boston Tea Party investigation | b. | Tituba
trials | d. | Enlightenment
hearings |
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The Puritans taught that man was inherently evil in nature much in accordance to
Enlightenment philosopher ________.
a. | Immanuel Kant | c. | Plato | b. | Thomas Hobbes | d. | Gottfried
Leibniz |
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What kind of staff is carried by the traveler that Goodman Brown first
meets?
a. | a wooden stick with a lion's head on top | c. | a cedar stick | b. | a stick topped with
a brass ball concealing a knife | d. | a stick that resembles a large black snake |
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What does Goodman Brown's companion in the woods tell him about
Brown's father?
a. | that the elder Goodman Brown worshiped the devil
| c. | that the elder Goodman Brown set
fire to an Indian village
| b. | that the elder Goodman Brown led a Christian
life
| d. | that the elder
Goodman Brown lashed a Quaker woman
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What does Goodman Brown say to his wife before the altar in the
woods?
a. | "My Faith is gone!" | c. | "Evil must be your only
happiness." | b. | "Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One!" | d. | "Come, devil! for to thee is this world
given!" |
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How does Goodman Brown react to hearing prayers for the rest of his
life?
a. | He faints. | c. | He joins in, speaking more quickly and loudly than anyone
else. | b. | He scowls, mutters under his breath, and glares at his wife. | d. | He covers his ears with his hands and
hums. |
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In The Minister’s Black Veil, the short story was inspired by a
true story about a clergyman named Joseph Moody from York, Maine who accidentally killed
a friend when he was a young man and wore a black veil from the man's funeral until his own
death.In Hawthorne’s story, what did the veil represent?
a. | a remembrance of Moody | c. | it matched what he was wearing | b. | the sins we all have
but don’t reveal | d. | death |
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The clergyman in the story was named _________.
a. | Reverend Hopper | c. | Reverend Hooper | b. | Father John | d. | Jack Sparrow |
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In what ways does the veil isolate him from the rest of the world?
a. | He can no longer reach the people with the power of his words. | c. | The people do not
respond to his veil because they do not understand why he wears it. | b. | The people no longer
allow him to pray for the dying and sick.
| d. | The people of the congregation are infatuated
with the veil, yet scared of it's significance. |
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What is the lesson to be learned from the reverend and the black veil?
a. | A black veil is a mystery to be feared. | c. | Everyone wears a black veil which
isolates them from the rest of society. | b. | Ministers hold significant power over the lives
of the members of thier congregations. | d. | Only those who are God fearing can wear black veils. |
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Why are the villagers afraid to question the reverend as to why he is wearing
the veil?
a. | Innately,they know the answer to the question, but don't want to hear
it. | c. | Members of the congregation never questioned their minister. | b. | They are afraid of
what they think the answer will be. | d. | Their fear is too great to even think of talking to
him. |
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What does the Reverend implicitly admit to having whenever he wears the
veil?
a. | God's punishment for sinners | c. | secret sin | b. | secret
desire | d. | free
choice |
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What was the name of the woman Dr. Heidegger was going to marry?
a. | Sharon West | c. | Susan Wade | b. | Sylvia Ward | d. | Brittany
Falcigno |
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At the end of the story, the rose
a. | became more beautiful | c. | was destroyed during the fight | b. | became brown and
dry | d. | there isn’t a
rose in this story |
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Dr. Heidegger's friends made plans to
a. | go over Lauren Cesare’s house | c. | visit him again | b. | go to a
restaurant | d. | find the
Fountain |
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Where did Dr. Heidegger say the fountain of youth was located?
a. | in Southern Florida | c. | in Salem MA | b. | in Upper New York | d. | in New Jersey |
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The Widow Wycherly was once:
a. | very rich | c. | very fat | b. | very beautiful | d. | a man |
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What lesson did Dr. Heidegger learn from his experiment?
a. | that people do not learn from their mistakes. | c. | nothing, he was with Paul Nicholas
not paying attention. | b. | that people like to grow
old.
| d. | that people are
still friends when they get old. |
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