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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) brings back sad memories.
B) can never do him any good.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) was lonely as a child.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) refused him.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) moody
C) poor
D) rich
  • 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) his or her name
B) how large it is
C) how much it costs
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the prologue
C) at the end
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) close his office for Christmas
C) remember his childhood
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) never worried about money
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 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) everything works out best in the end
B) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew'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) to the front of the stage
B) to the back of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Scrooge was a very poor man
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be going on a long journey
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would get married
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a program at church
C) to a funeral
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
D) pleasant
  • 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) employee
C) brother
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) money
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 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 sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) to the back of the stage
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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