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) gave generously to others in the past.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
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) poor
B) rich
C) moody
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) disagree with it
C) love it
D) move 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) make someone else do it
B) wish to do it
C) try to do it
D) refuse 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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) remind him of better times
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 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) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) everything works out best in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can't really change the future
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) friendless
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were business partners
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk's wife
B) his nephew
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the front of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
D) to the back of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) pleasant
D) 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 midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) doctor
C) son
D) brother
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) money
C) health
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) money
C) love
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) hire his nephew
  • 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) the form dramas are written in
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) conversations between characters
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) literature in play form
  • 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 Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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