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) is best done by giving to charity.
C) can never do him any good.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) was lonely as a child.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was too young.
B) lied to him.
C) was poor.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) friendship
C) redemption
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) foolish
C) moody
D) rich
  • 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) what it is for
B) how much it costs
C) how large it is
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) refuse to do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't feel well
  • 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) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
B) everything works out best in the end
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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) being satisfied
C) charitable
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk's wife
B) his clerk
C) his nephew
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 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 lose all his money
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to see his nephew
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
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) 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 two o'clock
B) at one o'clock
C) at four o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) employee
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) money
C) friendship
D) health
  • 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) fire Bob Crachit
B) hire his nephew
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 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) conversations between characters
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) objects an actor uses or carries
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 Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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