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) makes a person richer.
C) can never do him any good.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) gave generously to others in the past.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was too young.
B) was poor.
C) lied to him.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) knowledge
B) charity
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) moody
C) rich
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) during the climax
C) at the end
D) in the beginning
  • 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 feel well
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) made the people who worked for him happy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) frighten him
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
D) remind him of better times
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) everything works out best in the end
B) a life of greed is pointless in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) wealth is the best route to happiness
  • 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 pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) charitable
C) friendless
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 clerk
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
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) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
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) both pleasant and painful
D) neither painful or 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 one o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) son
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) friendship
C) money
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) enlightenment
C) love
D) fame
  • 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) objects the actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 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 sets the scene and comments on the action
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) to the back of the stage
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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