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) gave generously to others in the past.
B) was lonely as a child.
C) had a mean boss when he was young.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 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) charity
B) redemption
C) knowledge
D) friendship
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) poor
B) rich
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) disagree with it
B) change it
C) love it
D) move it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) his or her name
C) how large it is
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) refuse to do it
C) wish to do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the prologue
B) in the beginning
C) during the climax
D) at the end
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't like Fred's wife
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) go into business with him
D) help the poor by donating money
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) loved parties and often entertained
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) remind him of better times
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) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
D) everything works out best in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) he can't really change the future
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) more than enough
C) being satisfied
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were business partners
C) they were uncle and nephew
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 nephew
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the front of the stage
C) to the back of the stage
D) conflict is resolved
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
C) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 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 program at church
B) to see his nephew
C) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
D) pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at two o'clock
B) at one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) doctor
C) brother
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's employee
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) health
C) love
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) money
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) talk to the door knocker every day
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
D) literature in play form
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
B) conversations between characters
C) the form dramas are written in
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) literature in play form
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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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