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) can never do him any good.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) was lonely as a child.
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) redemption
B) charity
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) rich
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) disagree with it
C) love it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) how large it is
C) his or her name
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) 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) doesn't feel well
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) never worried about money
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) frighten him
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can't really change the future
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) friendless
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were uncle and nephew
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) what the action is divided up into
C) sequence of related events
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the front of the stage
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to see his nephew
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at four o'clock
B) at one o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at midnight
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) doctor
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) money
C) friendship
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) hire his nephew
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 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) the form dramas are written in
C) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
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 Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
B) the Christmas party at Fred's house
C) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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