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