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) brings back sad memories.
C) makes a person richer.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) gave generously to others in the past.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) had a mean boss when he was young.
  • 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) charity
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) poor
C) rich
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) love it
C) change 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) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) try to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) doesn't feel well
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) go into business with him
C) help the poor by donating money
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) made the people who worked for him happy
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) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) everything works out best 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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
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 uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 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) 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) two or more scenes together
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 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 be haunted by three spirits
C) would lose all his money
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to a program at church
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
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) pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at one o'clock
B) at four o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) son
C) brother
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 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) money
C) enlightenment
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) hire his nephew
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) the form dramas are written in
C) literature in play form
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) to the back of the stage
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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