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 poor.
C) lied to him.
D) was too young.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) charity
C) knowledge
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) poor
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) move it
C) love it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) in the beginning
C) during the climax
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) close his office for Christmas
C) remember his childhood
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) made the people who worked for him happy
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) remind him of better times
C) frighten him
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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) being satisfied
B) charitable
C) friendless
D) more than enough
  • 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 nephew
B) his clerk's wife
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) what the action is divided up into
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the front of the stage
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) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
  • 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 get married
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to see his nephew
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) pleasant
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) painful
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 four o'clock
C) at one o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) brother
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) friendship
C) love
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) fame
C) love
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) 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) 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) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) objects an actor uses or carries
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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 Christmas party at Fred's house
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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