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) is best done by giving to charity.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) has never loved anyone.
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) refused him.
B) lied to him.
C) was poor.
D) was too young.
  • 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) rich
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) love it
C) change it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) how large it is
C) what it is for
D) his or her name
  • 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) during the climax
B) in the beginning
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) doesn't feel well
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 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) loved parties and often entertained
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) frighten him
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) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) everything works out best in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) wealth is the best route to happiness
  • 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) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
  • 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 boss and employee
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 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) sequence of related events
B) what the action is divided up into
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) to the front of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) conflict is resolved
  • 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 had no friends
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would get married
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 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 program at church
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 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) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) friendship
C) money
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) fame
C) love
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) hire his nephew
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) literature in play form
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
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) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) to the back of the stage
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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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