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) gave generously to others in the past.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) lied to him.
C) was too young.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) rich
C) poor
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) move it
C) love it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how large it is
  • 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) during the prologue
B) in the beginning
C) during the climax
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) doesn't feel well
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) 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) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) put a human face on poverty and suffering
B) remind him of better times
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) wealth is the best route to happiness
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) everything works out best in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
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) friendless
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) what the action is divided up into
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the back of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
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) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would lose all his money
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to see his nephew
C) to a funeral
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) both pleasant and painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
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 one o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) doctor
C) employee
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) love
C) money
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) love
C) money
D) enlightenment
  • 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) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that plays a large role with many 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) conversations between characters
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) literature in play form
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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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