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) can never do him any good.
C) makes a person richer.
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) has never loved anyone.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 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) friendship
B) redemption
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) poor
C) foolish
D) moody
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) disagree with it
C) love it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) what it is for
B) how much it costs
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) wish to do it
B) try to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) refuse to 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) 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) 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) made the people who worked for him happy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
D) never worried about money
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) frighten him
C) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) wealth is the best route to happiness
B) everything works out best in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 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) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 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 boss and employee
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) sequence of related events
B) what the action is divided up into
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the front of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Scrooge had no friends
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
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 be going on a long journey
B) would lose all his money
C) would get married
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to a funeral
B) to see his nephew
C) to a program at church
D) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) pleasant
B) painful
C) both pleasant and painful
D) neither painful or pleasant
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at midnight
B) at two o'clock
C) at one o'clock
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 employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) money
B) love
C) friendship
D) health
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) fame
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) talk to the door knocker every day
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 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) 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) conversations between characters
B) literature in play form
C) objects an actor uses or carries
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) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Christmas party at Fred's house
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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