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) makes a person richer.
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) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 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) redemption
B) charity
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) moody
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) move it
C) change it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) wish 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) doesn't feel well
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) go into business with him
C) remember his childhood
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) never worried about money
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 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) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) everything works out best in the end
B) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
B) he can't really change the future
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) more than enough
C) charitable
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were brothers
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 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) to the back of the stage
B) what the action is divided up into
C) two or more scenes together
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the front 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 had no friends
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would get married
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
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) 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 one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) doctor
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) friendship
C) money
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) enlightenment
C) fame
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) hire his nephew
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) the form dramas are written in
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) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) to the back of the stage
C) conversations between characters
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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