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) can never do him any good.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) was lonely as a child.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) refused him.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) charity
C) redemption
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) poor
C) foolish
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) disagree with it
C) change it
D) love 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) 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) during the climax
B) at the end
C) during the prologue
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) doesn't feel well
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 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) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
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) 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) 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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can't really change the future
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) more than enough
C) being satisfied
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were business partners
C) they were brothers
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
D) his clerk's wife
  • 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) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be going on a long journey
B) would get married
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a funeral
C) to see his nephew
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) 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 one o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) doctor
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) love
C) health
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) conversations between characters
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) conversations between characters
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) to the back of the stage
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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