A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) makes a person richer.
B) is best done by giving to charity.
C) can never do him any good.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) was too young.
C) was poor.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) friendship
C) charity
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) moody
C) rich
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) wish to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
D) at the end
  • 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) remember his childhood
C) close his office for Christmas
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) never worried about money
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 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) put a human face on poverty and suffering
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) 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) charitable
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were brothers
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk's wife
B) his clerk
C) his nephew's wife
D) his nephew
  • 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) to the front of the stage
B) to the back 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 never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 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 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) neither painful or pleasant
C) painful
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 two o'clock
C) at four o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) employee
C) brother
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) friendship
C) health
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) to the back of the stage
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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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