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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) 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) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) redemption
C) charity
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) foolish
C) poor
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) disagree with it
C) change it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) wish to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) in the beginning
C) at the end
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't feel well
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) go into business with him
C) close his office for Christmas
D) remember his childhood
  • 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) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) remind him of better times
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
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) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) everything works out best in the end
  • 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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) charitable
C) being satisfied
D) friendless
  • 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
B) his clerk
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) sequence of related events
C) two or more scenes together
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) to the back of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
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 one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) employee
C) brother
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) money
C) health
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) love
C) fame
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) hire his nephew
  • 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) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) conversations between characters
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) to the back of the stage
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) himself and Sweetheart dancing
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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