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) can never do him any good.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 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) lied to him.
B) was poor.
C) refused him.
D) was too young.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) redemption
B) charity
C) friendship
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) foolish
C) moody
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) disagree with it
C) change it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) his or her name
C) how much it costs
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) try to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) wish to do it
D) refuse to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) in the beginning
C) during the prologue
D) at the end
  • 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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
D) doesn't like Fred's wife
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) help the poor by donating money
B) remember his childhood
C) go into business with him
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) never worried about money
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) frighten him
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
B) everything works out best in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) he can't really change the future
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) friendless
B) more than enough
C) being satisfied
D) charitable
  • 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 clerk's wife
B) his nephew
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) what the action is divided up into
C) two or more scenes together
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) to the back of the stage
C) conflict is resolved
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
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 lose all his money
B) would get married
C) would be haunted by three spirits
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a program at church
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to see his nephew
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) painful
C) pleasant
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 one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) employee
C) brother
D) son
  • 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) health
B) friendship
C) love
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) enlightenment
C) love
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) hire his nephew
B) honor Christmas all year long
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) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
C) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) the Christmas party at Fred's house
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
D) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
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