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) brings back sad memories.
C) can never do him any good.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 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) friendship
B) charity
C) redemption
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) moody
C) foolish
D) poor
  • 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) his or her name
B) what it is for
C) how large it is
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) refuse to do it
D) try 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) 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) remember his childhood
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) 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) remind him of better times
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
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) 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) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can't really change the future
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) friendless
B) charitable
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were uncle and nephew
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) two or more scenes together
C) to the back of the stage
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would lose all his money
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a program at church
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) neither painful or pleasant
C) both pleasant and painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at one o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) son
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 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) love
B) money
C) health
D) friendship
  • 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) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) literature in play form
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 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) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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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