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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Contributed by: Lofgren
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) makes a person richer.
B) is best done by giving to charity.
C) brings back sad memories.
D) can never do him any good.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) had a mean boss when he was young.
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) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) refused him.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) knowledge
C) charity
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) rich
C) poor
D) foolish
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) love it
C) disagree with it
D) change it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how much it costs
B) what it is for
C) his or her name
D) how large it is
  • 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 climax
B) in the beginning
C) at the end
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) doesn't like Fred's wife
B) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
C) doesn't feel well
D) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
  • 11. The Gentleman Visitor who comes to Scrooge's office wants Scrooge to
A) go into business with him
B) help the poor by donating money
C) close his office for Christmas
D) remember his childhood
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
B) loved parties and often entertained
C) never worried about money
D) made the people who worked for him happy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) remind him of better times
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) a life of greed is pointless in the end
C) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
D) everything works out best in the end
  • 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) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) friendless
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 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) 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) 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) Scrooge never loved anyone in his life
B) Everyone loved Scrooge
C) Scrooge was a very poor man
D) Scrooge had no friends
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would get married
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would be haunted by three spirits
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a program at church
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) pleasant
B) both pleasant and painful
C) neither painful or pleasant
D) painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at one o'clock
B) at two o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) brother
C) son
D) doctor
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's nephew
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) health
B) love
C) money
D) friendship
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) money
C) fame
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) honor Christmas all year long
B) hire his nephew
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) objects the actor uses or carries
B) conversations between characters
C) literature in play form
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) conversations between characters
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) literature in play form
D) the form dramas are written in
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) conversations between characters
B) to the back of the stage
C) literature in play form
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 35. The CLIMAX or TURNING POINT of the story is when Scrooge sees:
A) himself and Sweetheart dancing
B) the Christmas party at Fred's house
C) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
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