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) makes a person richer.
C) can never do him any good.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
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) rich
C) moody
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) disagree with it
C) move it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse 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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) doesn't feel well
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) close his office for Christmas
C) remember his childhood
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) never worried about money
C) made the people who worked for him happy
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 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) remind him of better times
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) everything works out best in the end
B) a life of greed is pointless 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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
B) he can't really change the future
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) more than enough
C) friendless
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were brothers
  • 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) to the back of the stage
C) what the action is divided up into
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
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 haunted by three spirits
B) would lose all his money
C) would get married
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to see his nephew
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) pleasant
B) painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at two o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) employee
C) brother
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) money
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) enlightenment
C) love
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) the form dramas are written in
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) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) to the back of the stage
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) himself and Sweetheart dancing
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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