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) was lonely as a child.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) redemption
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) poor
C) moody
D) rich
  • 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) what it is for
B) how much it costs
C) how large it is
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) in the beginning
C) during the prologue
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) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) 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) 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) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) remind him of better times
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 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 pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can't really change the future
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) charitable
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 uncle and nephew
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) to the back of the stage
C) what the action is divided up into
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) conflict is resolved
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 had no friends
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be going on a long journey
B) would lose all his money
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to see his nephew
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) painful
B) pleasant
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 two o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at one o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) employee
C) doctor
D) brother
  • 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) money
B) love
C) friendship
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) fame
C) enlightenment
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) the form dramas are written in
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) to the back of the stage
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) himself and Sweetheart dancing
B) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
C) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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