A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) makes a person richer.
B) can never do him any good.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 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) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) friendship
C) redemption
D) charity
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) poor
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) love it
C) move it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) how large it is
C) his or her name
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) at the end
C) during the prologue
D) in the beginning
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) doesn't feel well
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) help the poor by donating money
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
B) a life of greed is pointless in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
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) being satisfied
B) friendless
C) charitable
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were uncle and nephew
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would get married
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a program at church
C) to a funeral
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) both pleasant and painful
C) painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at two o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at one o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) doctor
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) love
C) friendship
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) enlightenment
C) money
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) the form dramas are written in
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) conversations between characters
C) objects an actor uses or carries
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) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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