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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) is best done by giving to charity.
C) makes a person richer.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) had a mean boss when he was young.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) lied to him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) redemption
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) rich
C) poor
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) disagree with 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) refuse to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) wish to do it
D) try 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 like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) never worried about money
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 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) frighten him
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 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) more than enough
C) friendless
D) charitable
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk's wife
B) his nephew's wife
C) his nephew
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) what the action is divided up into
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) to the front of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Scrooge had no friends
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 be going on a long journey
C) would lose all his money
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a program at church
C) to a funeral
D) to see his nephew
  • 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 midnight
B) at one o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) doctor
D) son
  • 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) friendship
B) money
C) health
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) fame
C) money
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) hire his nephew
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 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) objects an actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) to the back of the stage
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 Christmas party at Fred's house
C) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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