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) can never do him any good.
C) makes a person richer.
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) refused him.
B) lied to him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) friendship
C) redemption
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) rich
C) foolish
D) poor
  • 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) what it is for
B) how large it is
C) his or her name
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) wish to do it
C) try to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the climax
C) at the end
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) remember his childhood
B) close his office for Christmas
C) help the poor by donating money
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) never worried about money
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) frighten him
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
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) everything works out best in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
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't really change the future
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) friendless
C) charitable
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 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) 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) to the front of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 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 lose all his money
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) pleasant
C) painful
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at one o'clock
B) at two o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) son
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) love
C) health
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) money
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) conversations between characters
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) to the back of the stage
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 Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
B) the Christmas party at Fred's house
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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