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) makes a person richer.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 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) gave generously to others in the past.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 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) knowledge
B) charity
C) redemption
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) rich
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) love it
B) move it
C) change it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) how large it is
C) his or her name
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) make someone else do it
C) try to do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) in the beginning
C) at the end
D) during the climax
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) doesn't feel well
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) 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) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) made the people who worked for him happy
D) never worried about money
  • 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) put a human face on poverty and suffering
D) frighten him
  • 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) he can't really change the future
B) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
C) making other people happy can bring him joy
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) being satisfied
B) charitable
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were business partners
B) they were uncle and nephew
C) they were brothers
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew
  • 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) to the back of the stage
B) to the front 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) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Everyone loved Scrooge
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would be haunted by three spirits
B) would get married
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 program at church
B) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
C) to a funeral
D) to see his nephew
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) both pleasant and painful
B) pleasant
C) painful
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) brother
B) doctor
C) son
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 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) love
B) fame
C) money
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) conversations between characters
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) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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