A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) is best done by giving to charity.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) makes a person richer.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) was poor.
C) was too young.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) redemption
C) charity
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) moody
C) poor
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) disagree with it
C) change it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the climax
C) during the prologue
D) in the beginning
  • 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) go into business with him
C) close his office for Christmas
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
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) remind him of better times
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) frighten him
D) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) everything works out best in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can't really change the future
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
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) more than enough
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were business partners
C) they were uncle and nephew
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) what the action is divided up into
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) to the front of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 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 was a very poor man
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 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 visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a funeral
C) to a program at church
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) painful
B) pleasant
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at two o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at one o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) brother
C) son
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) health
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) enlightenment
C) fame
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) hire his nephew
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) literature in play form
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 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) to the back of the stage
B) conversations between characters
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 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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