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) 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) was poor.
B) lied to him.
C) was too young.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) knowledge
C) redemption
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) moody
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) love it
C) change it
D) disagree with 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) wish to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) refuse to do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) during the climax
C) at the end
D) in the beginning
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) close his office for Christmas
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
D) remind him of better times
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
C) everything works out best in the end
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can't really change the future
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
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) charitable
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were business partners
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) what the action is divided up into
C) sequence of related events
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 never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be going on a long journey
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would lose all his money
D) would get married
  • 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) neither painful or pleasant
B) both pleasant and painful
C) pleasant
D) 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) employee
B) doctor
C) brother
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) friendship
B) health
C) money
D) love
  • 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) talk to the door knocker every day
B) hire his nephew
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 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 Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
B) the Christmas party at Fred's house
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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