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) refused him.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) knowledge
C) redemption
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) foolish
C) moody
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) change it
C) move it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) what it is for
C) how large it is
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) refuse to do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the prologue
C) at the end
D) during the climax
  • 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) help the poor by donating money
B) remember his childhood
C) go into business with him
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) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
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) being satisfied
B) charitable
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his clerk
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) sequence of related events
C) what the action is divided up into
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the front of the stage
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would lose all his money
C) would get married
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) pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
D) neither painful or pleasant
  • 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 one 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 clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) money
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) money
C) love
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) 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) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 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) 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 Christmas party at Fred's house
B) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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