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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Contribució de: Lofgren
  • 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) 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 too young.
B) refused him.
C) was poor.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) redemption
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) rich
C) moody
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) disagree with it
C) change it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) how much it costs
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse 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) 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) go into business with him
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 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) remind him of better times
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) everything works out best 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) 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) he can't really change the future
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) more than enough
B) friendless
C) being satisfied
D) charitable
  • 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 clerk's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) sequence of related events
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would be going on a long journey
C) would lose all his money
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
C) to a program at church
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 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 midnight
B) at one o'clock
C) at two o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) brother
C) son
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) love
C) money
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) fame
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) conversations between characters
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) to the back of the stage
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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