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The Lottery

Quiz by Travesheia Bass

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    The lottery in the story takes place...
    Weekly
    Every Month
    Whenever a villager dies
    Annually
    30s
  • Q2
    From the description in the story, we can infer that the village where the story takes places is ...
    all of the above
    in New York
    Patriarchal
    impoverished
    30s
  • Q3
    All of the following is true about the lottery EXCEPT ...
    the villagers are nervous before the drawing
    other villages have abandoned the ritual entirely
    it takes place at the beginning of summer
    all of the villagers think it is a stupid ritual
    30s
  • Q4
    All of the following things are true about Mr. Summers EXCEPT...
    he runs many other village activities
    he is not well-liked by the villagers
    he is a merchant
    he is in charge of the lottery
    30s
  • Q5
    Old Man Warner believers that the lottery is
    too serious for Mr. Summers
    wrongly dismissed by younger generations
    too brutal of a tradition
    meaningless to him
    30s
  • Q6
    The general attitude of the villagers in attendance can be best described as
    horrified
    impatient
    solemn
    jovial
    30s
  • Q7
    Tessie Hutchinson protests the initial drawing because
    she believes her husband was hurried
    she was not on time
    she knows Mr. Summers dislikes the Hutchinsons
    she was not allowed to draw
    30s
  • Q8
    The second drawing was done to determine
    the winner of the second place prize
    which of the Hutchinsons would be chosen
    next year's lottery winner
    which family will be selected for sacrifice
    30s
  • Q9
    After the story's end, we can infer that Tessie Hutchinson will
    win the lottery
    be stoned to death
    kill the attacking villagers
    ask her husband for a divorce
    30s
  • Q10
    The villagers likely continue to participate in the lottery because
    they believe the ritual sacrifice will bring them good luck
    older generations have passed it down
    all of the above
    mob mentality frequently overwhelms individual thought
    30s

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