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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Qüestionari
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  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) brings back sad memories.
B) is best done by giving to charity.
C) makes a person richer.
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) was lonely as a child.
C) gave generously to others in the past.
D) has never loved anyone.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) was too young.
C) lied to him.
D) refused him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) charity
B) friendship
C) knowledge
D) redemption
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) moody
B) foolish
C) rich
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) change it
C) disagree with it
D) love it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) how large it is
B) what it is for
C) how much it costs
D) his or her name
  • 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 climax
B) during the prologue
C) in the beginning
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) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
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) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) frighten him
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) remind him of better times
D) put a human face on poverty and suffering
  • 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) everything works out best in the end
D) wealth is the best route to happiness
  • 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) friendless
B) charitable
C) being satisfied
D) more than enough
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were brothers
C) they were business partners
D) they were boss and employee
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his nephew's wife
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) sequence of related events
C) two or more scenes together
D) to the back of the stage
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) conflict is resolved
C) to the front of the stage
D) to the back of the stage
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
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 get married
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would lose all his money
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 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) 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 one o'clock
C) at midnight
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) brother
B) son
C) doctor
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's nephew
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's employee
D) Scrooge's clerk's son
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) love
C) health
D) money
  • 29. Ironically, the number one reason Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol was for:
A) love
B) fame
C) enlightenment
D) money
  • 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) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) literature in play form
B) the form dramas are written in
C) conversations between characters
D) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
B) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) two or more scenes grouped together
  • 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) the Crachit family after Tiny Tim's death; sees his own death
B) himself and Sweetheart dancing
C) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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