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) brings back sad memories.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) was lonely as a child.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) lied to him.
C) refused him.
D) was too young.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) friendship
C) redemption
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) moody
C) foolish
D) rich
  • 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) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) refuse to do it
D) wish 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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) doesn't feel well
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) remember his childhood
C) help the poor by donating money
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
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) a life of greed is pointless in the end
B) everything works out best in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can't really change the future
D) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) being satisfied
B) more than enough
C) charitable
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were business partners
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were uncle and nephew
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew's wife
C) his nephew
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) conflict is resolved
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) Scrooge was a very poor man
B) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
C) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would lose all his money
C) would be going on a long journey
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) 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 one o'clock
B) at two o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) employee
C) son
D) brother
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) money
C) friendship
D) love
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) money
C) love
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) hire his nephew
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 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) the form dramas are written in
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
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) two or more scenes grouped together
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) to the back of the stage
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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