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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Contributed by: Lofgren
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) brings back sad memories.
C) makes a person richer.
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) was lonely as a child.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) was too young.
C) was poor.
D) lied to 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) foolish
B) rich
C) poor
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) change it
C) move it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) how much it costs
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 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 climax
B) in the beginning
C) at the end
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't feel well
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) remember his childhood
B) help the poor by donating money
C) close his office for Christmas
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) made the people who worked for him happy
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) put a human face on poverty and suffering
B) remind him of better times
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) frighten him
  • 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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) everything works out best 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) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) he can't really change the future
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) being satisfied
B) friendless
C) more than enough
D) charitable
  • 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 clerk's wife
B) his nephew's wife
C) his nephew
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) sequence of related events
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
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 going on a long journey
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 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) pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at two o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) brother
C) employee
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) health
B) love
C) money
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) fame
C) money
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) the form dramas are written in
C) conversations between characters
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 large role with many lines
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
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 Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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