A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) is best done by giving to charity.
C) makes a person richer.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) was poor.
C) was too young.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) charity
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) moody
C) rich
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) change it
C) move it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the climax
C) during the prologue
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) remember his childhood
C) close his office for Christmas
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) made the people who worked for him happy
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) remind him of better times
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can't really change the future
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) friendless
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were brothers
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his clerk
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) conflict is resolved
D) to the back of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would lose all his money
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) pleasant
D) painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at two o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) employee
C) doctor
D) brother
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) health
C) money
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) enlightenment
C) fame
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) to the back of the stage
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
B) the Christmas party at Fred's house
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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