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) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was too young.
B) lied to him.
C) was poor.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) poor
C) foolish
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) disagree with it
C) move it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) how large it is
C) his or her name
D) what it is for
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) try to do it
C) wish to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) in the beginning
B) at the end
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) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) close his office for Christmas
B) help the poor by donating money
C) remember his childhood
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) loved parties and often entertained
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) frighten him
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) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) everything works out best in the end
D) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) he can't really change the future
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
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) 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 brothers
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) what the action is divided up into
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) two or more scenes together
D) conflict is resolved
  • 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 going on a long journey
B) would get married
C) would lose all his money
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a program at church
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) pleasant
D) 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) doctor
B) employee
C) son
D) brother
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) health
C) money
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) enlightenment
B) fame
C) love
D) money
  • 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) literature in play form
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) conversations between characters
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) two or more scenes grouped together
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
  • 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 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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