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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) makes a person richer.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) was lonely as a child.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) lied to him.
C) was too young.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) friendship
C) knowledge
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) foolish
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) love it
D) disagree with 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) refuse to do it
B) wish to do it
C) try to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) in the beginning
C) during the prologue
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) doesn't feel well
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) go into business with him
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) remind him of better times
D) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) everything works out best in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) more than enough
C) friendless
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were brothers
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) to the back of the stage
C) what the action is divided up into
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 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 see his nephew
B) to a program at church
C) to a funeral
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) 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 one o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at four o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) brother
C) son
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) friendship
C) money
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) fame
C) love
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) hire his nephew
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) to the back of the stage
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 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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