A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) brings back sad memories.
B) can never do him any good.
C) makes a person richer.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 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) refused him.
B) was too young.
C) was poor.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) redemption
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) poor
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) disagree with it
C) move it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) try to 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) doesn't feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) remember his childhood
C) help the poor by donating money
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) never worried about money
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) remind him of better times
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) everything works out best in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
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 pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 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 nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) two or more scenes together
C) sequence of related events
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) conflict is resolved
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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 lose all his money
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would get married
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 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 four o'clock
C) at one o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) brother
C) employee
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 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) fame
B) money
C) enlightenment
D) love
  • 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) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) to the back of the stage
C) literature in play form
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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 Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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