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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) brings back sad memories.
B) makes a person richer.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
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) 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) charity
B) knowledge
C) friendship
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) rich
B) foolish
C) moody
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) move it
C) love it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) his or her name
C) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) refuse to do it
B) wish to do it
C) make someone else do it
D) try to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) at the end
B) during the climax
C) in the beginning
D) during the prologue
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) plans to do something for the Crachits instead
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) remember his childhood
B) go into business with him
C) help the poor by donating money
D) close his office for Christmas
  • 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) put a human face on poverty and suffering
B) frighten him
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) everything works out best in the end
B) a life of greed is pointless in the end
C) wealth is the best route to happiness
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) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) making other people happy can bring him joy
  • 16. What is the meaning of the word SURPLUS?
A) charitable
B) being satisfied
C) more than enough
D) friendless
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were brothers
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were uncle and nephew
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
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) to the back of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) sequence of related events
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) Everyone loved Scrooge
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 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 visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to a program at church
C) to see his nephew
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
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 four o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at one o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) son
B) brother
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 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) love
B) money
C) fame
D) enlightenment
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) honor Christmas all year long
C) fire Bob Crachit
D) hire his nephew
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) conversations between characters
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) literature in play form
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) the form dramas are written in
D) conversations between characters
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) to the back of the stage
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) literature in play form
D) conversations between characters
  • 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 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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