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) 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) gave generously to others in the past.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 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) knowledge
B) redemption
C) charity
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) rich
C) poor
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) disagree with it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) his or her name
B) how much it costs
C) what it is for
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) try to do it
C) refuse to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) at the end
C) during the climax
D) in the beginning
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) remember his childhood
C) help the poor by donating money
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) never worried about money
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
B) frighten him
C) put a human face on poverty and suffering
D) remind him of better times
  • 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) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) he can't really change the future
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) more than enough
C) charitable
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were boss and employee
B) they were uncle and nephew
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) 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 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 get married
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would lose all his money
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to see his nephew
D) to a program at church
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at two o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at four o'clock
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) son
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 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) love
B) fame
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) hire his nephew
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) objects the actor uses or carries
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) the form dramas are written in
D) conversations between characters
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
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 Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
B) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) himself and Sweetheart dancing
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