A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) brings back sad memories.
B) makes a person richer.
C) can never do him any good.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) was poor.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) redemption
B) friendship
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) foolish
C) moody
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) move it
C) disagree with it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) during the climax
C) at the end
D) during the prologue
  • 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) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) close his office for Christmas
C) go into business with him
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) loved parties and often entertained
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) frighten him
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
C) a life of greed is pointless in the end
D) wealth is the best route to happiness
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) he can't really change the future
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 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 brothers
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 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) 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) 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 had no friends
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would get married
B) would lose all his money
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) pleasant
B) painful
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 two o'clock
D) at one 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 employee
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) love
C) health
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) love
C) money
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) literature in play form
  • 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 plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) to the back of the stage
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 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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