A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Test
  • 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) is best done by giving to charity.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was too young.
B) lied to him.
C) refused him.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) charity
C) redemption
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) poor
C) rich
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) move it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) his or her name
C) how large it is
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
D) during the climax
  • 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) go into business with him
B) close his office for Christmas
C) help the poor by donating money
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) never worried about money
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) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) remind him of better times
C) frighten him
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) everything works out best 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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) more than enough
C) being satisfied
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were boss and employee
B) they were brothers
C) they were business partners
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 nephew
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) two or more scenes together
C) what the action is divided up into
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
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 a funeral
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a program at church
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at midnight
B) at two o'clock
C) at one o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) son
C) brother
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 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) enlightenment
B) love
C) money
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) conversations between characters
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) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) to the back of the stage
D) conversations between characters
  • 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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