LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Question
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Dimmesdale decides to use his Election Day sermon to confess.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dimmesdale dies in Chapter 23 of The Scarlet Letter. After his Election Day sermon, he ascends the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, followed by Chillingworth, and confesses his guilt before dying.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why does Dimmesdale rewrite his Election sermon?-Dimmesdale decides to rewrite the Election Sermon because he has a different view now than he had 3 days ago. Since his encounter with Hester in the forest he now knows that Chillingworth has an agenda and is looking for revenge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dimmesdale believes that by finally confessing his secret, he has saved his soul: “Had either of these agonies been wanting, I had been lost for ever!” He dies at peace.
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