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