A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) brings back sad memories.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 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) redemption
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) moody
C) foolish
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) his or her name
B) what it is for
C) how large it is
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) during the climax
C) at the end
D) in the beginning
  • 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 feel well
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) made the people who worked for him happy
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) everything works out best in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can't really change the future
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) 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 nephew's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 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 had no friends
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would lose all his money
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
C) to a program at church
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) both pleasant and painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at two o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) doctor
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) health
C) friendship
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) money
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 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) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) the form dramas are written in
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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 Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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