A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Quiz
  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) brings back sad memories.
C) makes a person richer.
D) is best done by giving to charity.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) has never loved anyone.
B) gave generously to others in the past.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) had a mean boss when he was young.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) refused him.
B) lied to him.
C) was poor.
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) moody
C) foolish
D) poor
  • 6. If you TRANSFORM something, you
A) move it
B) love it
C) change it
D) disagree with it
  • 7. If a gift is ANONYMOUS, the giver does not reveal
A) his or her name
B) how large it is
C) what it is for
D) how much it costs
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) refuse to 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 feel well
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
C) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
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) loved parties and often entertained
B) made the people who worked for him happy
C) never worried about money
D) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) put a human face on poverty and suffering
B) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
C) remind him of better times
D) frighten him
  • 14. The Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come helps Scrooge understand that
A) no one can take advantage of you if you don't let them
B) wealth is the best route to happiness
C) everything works out best in the end
D) a life of greed is pointless in the end
  • 15. At the end of the play, Scrooge discovers
A) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
B) making other people happy can bring him joy
C) he can't really change the future
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) friendless
C) more than enough
D) being satisfied
  • 17. What was the relationship between Marley and Scrooge?
A) they were uncle and nephew
B) they were boss and employee
C) they were brothers
D) they were business partners
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew
B) his clerk
C) his nephew's wife
D) his clerk's wife
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) two or more scenes together
B) to the back of the stage
C) what the action is divided up into
D) sequence of related events
  • 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 never loved anyone in his life
C) Scrooge had no friends
D) Scrooge was a very poor man
  • 22. The ghost of Marley told Scrooge that he:
A) would lose all his money
B) would be haunted by three spirits
C) would be going on a long journey
D) would get married
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to see his nephew
B) to a funeral
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) painful
B) neither painful or pleasant
C) pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 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) doctor
C) brother
D) son
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's clerk's son
B) Scrooge's employee
C) Scrooge's nephew
D) Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 28. What did Scrooge choose as Sweetheart returned the engagement ring?
A) friendship
B) money
C) love
D) health
  • 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) talk to the door knocker every day
B) hire his nephew
C) honor Christmas all year long
D) fire Bob Crachit
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
B) literature in play form
C) objects the actor uses or carries
D) conversations between characters
  • 32. What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
A) the form dramas are written in
B) instructions for the director, actor and stage crew not meant to be read aloud
C) conversations between characters
D) literature in play form
  • 33. What is a NARRATOR?
A) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
B) two or more scenes grouped together
C) an actor that plays a small role with few lines
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) literature in play form
B) objects an actor uses or carries
C) to the back of the stage
D) conversations between characters
  • 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) the Gentleman visitor asks for money for the poor
C) himself and Sweetheart dancing
D) the Christmas party at Fred's house
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