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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Quiz
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  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) brings back sad memories.
B) makes a person richer.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) moody
C) poor
D) foolish
  • 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) his or her name
B) how large it is
C) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) wish to do it
C) refuse to do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) at the end
C) during the climax
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 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) loved parties and often entertained
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) remind him of better times
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) everything works out best 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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) he can't really change the future
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew's wife
D) his nephew
  • 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) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
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 be haunted by three spirits
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would get married
D) would lose all his money
  • 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) 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 one o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) brother
C) employee
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 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) enlightenment
B) love
C) money
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) the form dramas are written in
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) conversations between characters
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) to the back of the stage
C) conversations between characters
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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