A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) is best done by giving to charity.
B) can never do him any good.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 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) gave generously to others in the past.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was poor.
D) was too young.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) rich
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 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) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) his or her name
  • 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) in the beginning
B) at the end
C) during the climax
D) during the prologue
  • 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 feel well
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) remember his childhood
B) close his office for Christmas
C) help the poor by donating money
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) never worried about money
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) frighten him
C) remind him of better times
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) a life of greed is pointless in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) everything works out best in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
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) more than enough
B) friendless
C) being satisfied
D) charitable
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the back of the stage
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 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 get married
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to a program at church
C) to see his nephew
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) pleasant
  • 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) son
B) brother
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) friendship
C) money
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) money
C) fame
D) enlightenment
  • 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) conversations between characters
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
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) to the back of the stage
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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