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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Quiz
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  • 1. At the beginning of the play, Scrooge tells his nephew Fred that celebrating Christmas
A) can never do him any good.
B) makes a person richer.
C) is best done by giving to charity.
D) brings back sad memories.
  • 2. The journey to Christmas Past reveals that Scrooge
A) had a mean boss when he was young.
B) has never loved anyone.
C) was lonely as a child.
D) gave generously to others in the past.
  • 3. Young Ebenezer did not marry his sweetheart because she
A) was poor.
B) refused him.
C) was too young.
D) lied to him.
  • 4. Which best expresses the theme of A Christmas Carol?
A) redemption
B) friendship
C) charity
D) knowledge
  • 5. A person who is DESTITUTE is
A) foolish
B) poor
C) rich
D) moody
  • 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 much it costs
B) what it is for
C) how large it is
D) his or her name
  • 8. When you ENDEAVOR to do something, you
A) make someone else do it
B) try to do it
C) refuse to do it
D) wish to do it
  • 9. A FINALE of a play is
A) during the climax
B) during the prologue
C) at the end
D) in the beginning
  • 10. Scrooge turns down his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner because he
A) prefers not to celebrate Christmas
B) doesn't like Fred's wife
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) remember his childhood
B) close his office for Christmas
C) help the poor by donating money
D) go into business with him
  • 12. To Scrooge, Fezziwig seemed a wonderful master because Fezziwig
A) never worried about money
B) taught Scrooge how to become wealthy
C) made the people who worked for him happy
D) loved parties and often entertained
  • 13. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge sights that
A) remind him of better times
B) put a human face on poverty and suffering
C) frighten him
D) make him feel justified in his attitude toward Cratchit
  • 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) making other people happy can bring him joy
B) the people he has hurt will not forgive him
C) he can pay others to do things he doesn't want to do himself
D) he can't really change the future
  • 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 boss and employee
C) they were business partners
D) they were brothers
  • 18. Who invited Scrooge to eat on Christmas Day?
A) his nephew's wife
B) his nephew
C) his clerk's wife
D) his clerk
  • 19. What are SCENES in a play?
A) what the action is divided up into
B) to the back of the stage
C) two or more scenes together
D) sequence of related events
  • 20. What are ACTS in a play?
A) conflict is resolved
B) to the back of the stage
C) to the front of the stage
D) two or more scenes together
  • 21. For most of the play, which of the following IS true?
A) Everyone loved Scrooge
B) Scrooge had no friends
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 be haunted by three spirits
B) would lose all his money
C) would get married
D) would be going on a long journey
  • 23. The ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge:
A) to visit the school where Scrooge grew up
B) to see his nephew
C) to a program at church
D) to a funeral
  • 24. It was __________ for Scrooge to visit the Christmases of his past life.
A) neither painful or pleasant
B) painful
C) pleasant
D) both pleasant and painful
  • 25. When did the Ghost of Marley tell Scrooge the first two visitors would come?
A) at two o'clock
B) at midnight
C) at one o'clock
D) at four o'clock
  • 26. Bob Cratchit was Scrooge's:
A) doctor
B) son
C) brother
D) employee
  • 27. Who was ill in the story?
A) Scrooge's employee
B) Ebenezer Scrooge
C) Scrooge's clerk's son
D) Scrooge's nephew
  • 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) enlightenment
B) money
C) fame
D) love
  • 30. At the end of the story, Scrooge promises to:
A) talk to the door knocker every day
B) fire Bob Crachit
C) hire his nephew
D) honor Christmas all year long
  • 31. What is DRAMA?
A) literature in play form
B) instructions for director, actor and stage crew
C) conversations between characters
D) objects the actor uses or carries
  • 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) 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) an actor that plays a large role with many lines
C) two or more scenes grouped together
D) an actor that sets the scene and comments on the action
  • 34. What are PROPS?
A) objects an actor uses or carries
B) literature in play form
C) conversations between characters
D) to the back of the stage
  • 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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