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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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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) is best done by giving to charity.
C) can never do him any good.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) has never loved anyone.
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) was too young.
B) refused him.
C) was poor.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) redemption
B) charity
C) friendship
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) poor
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) love it
C) move it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) his or her name
B) how large it is
C) how much it costs
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) try to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the climax
C) during the prologue
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
C) doesn't feel well
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) go into business with him
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) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) never worried about money
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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) friendless
C) more than enough
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were boss and employee
B) they were business partners
C) they were brothers
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) two or more scenes together
C) what the action is divided up into
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the front of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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 lose all his money
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to a funeral
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
D) to see his nephew
  • 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 one o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) son
C) employee
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) health
C) money
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) enlightenment
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) hire his nephew
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) literature in play form
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 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) literature in play form
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
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 Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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