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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Beigesteuert von: Lofgren
  • 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) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
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) redemption
C) friendship
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) foolish
C) poor
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) move 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) how much it costs
C) his or her name
D) what it is for
  • 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) 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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) doesn't feel well
  • 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) made the people who worked for him happy
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) put a human face on poverty and suffering
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) frighten him
D) remind him of better times
  • 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) 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) more than enough
C) friendless
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were boss and employee
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) sequence of related events
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to see his nephew
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) neither painful or pleasant
B) both pleasant and painful
C) painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) doctor
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) money
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) enlightenment
C) money
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) hire his nephew
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 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) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) two or more scenes grouped together
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) literature in play form
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) to the back of the stage
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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