A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 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) brings back sad memories.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
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 poor.
C) lied to him.
D) was too young.
  • 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) disagree with it
B) move it
C) love it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) his or her name
C) how much it costs
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the climax
C) in the beginning
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) doesn't feel well
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) remember his childhood
B) go into business with him
C) help the poor by donating money
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
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) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) frighten him
D) remind him of better times
  • 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) he can't really change the future
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
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) being satisfied
B) friendless
C) charitable
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his clerk
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) conflict is resolved
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 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 funeral
B) to see his nephew
C) to a program at church
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 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 midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) doctor
C) employee
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) love
B) money
C) friendship
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) money
C) love
D) enlightenment
  • 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) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) conversations between characters
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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