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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Contribué par: Lofgren
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) is best done by giving to charity.
B) brings back sad memories.
C) makes a person richer.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) gave generously to others in the past.
B) has never loved anyone.
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) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) redemption
C) charity
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) poor
C) moody
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) disagree with it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) try to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the prologue
C) during the climax
D) in the beginning
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 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) close his office for Christmas
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) frighten him
D) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
  • 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) a life of greed is pointless in the end
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 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) charitable
C) being satisfied
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
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) sequence of related events
C) two or more scenes together
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) to the front of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would get married
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
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) painful
B) pleasant
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) doctor
B) employee
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) love
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) honor Christmas all year long
B) hire his nephew
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) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 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) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) to the back of the stage
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 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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