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) can never do him any good.
C) makes a person richer.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) has never loved anyone.
D) was lonely as a child.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) lied to him.
B) was too young.
C) was poor.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) friendship
B) charity
C) redemption
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) foolish
C) poor
D) rich
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) change it
B) love it
C) disagree with it
D) move 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) try to do it
B) refuse to do it
C) wish to do it
D) make someone else do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) at the end
C) in the beginning
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) friendless
B) more than enough
C) being satisfied
D) charitable
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were brothers
C) they were boss and employee
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his clerk
B) his nephew
C) his clerk's wife
D) his nephew's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) to the back of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) to the front of the stage
B) two or more scenes together
C) conflict is resolved
D) to the back 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 never loved anyone in his life
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 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) both pleasant and painful
B) painful
C) pleasant
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 one o'clock
C) at four o'clock
D) at two o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) employee
B) son
C) doctor
D) brother
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Scrooge's clerk's son
C) Ebenezer Scrooge
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) love
B) friendship
C) health
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) money
B) love
C) enlightenment
D) fame
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) fire Bob Crachit
B) hire his nephew
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) talk to the door knocker every day
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) conversations between characters
C) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
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) 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) 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) literature in play form
C) to the back of the stage
D) objects an actor uses or carries
  • 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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