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) makes a person richer.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 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) refused him.
B) was poor.
C) lied to him.
D) was too young.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) redemption
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) foolish
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) move it
C) disagree with it
D) change 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) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) in the beginning
C) during the prologue
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) 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) close his office for Christmas
B) remember his childhood
C) go into business with him
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 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) remind him of better times
B) frighten him
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 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) 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) being satisfied
B) more than enough
C) friendless
D) charitable
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were business partners
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 clerk
C) his nephew
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) sequence of related events
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would lose all his money
C) would get married
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a funeral
C) to a program at church
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) pleasant
C) 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) doctor
B) employee
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 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) enlightenment
B) fame
C) love
D) money
  • 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) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 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) conversations between characters
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 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 Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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