Carol Section 4 Quiz

Where did The Ghost of Christmas Present take Scrooge?

Check all that apply

• To Belle's house

• To the school house

• To Fred's house

• To see his old boss Fezziwig

• To Bob's house

Who is Bob Cratchit?

• Scrooge's nephew

• Scrooge's clerk

• Scrooge's old boss

• Scrooge's business parter

Who is Fred?

• Scrooge's nephew

• Scrooge's clerk

• Scrooge's old boss

• Scrooge's business parter

Check all of the following that describe the setting from the beginning of Stave I.

• "bright gleaming berries glistened"

• " the fog and frost so hung about the black gateway of the house"

• "walls and ceiling so hung with living green"

• "gloomy suite of rooms"

• "melancholy tavern"

Check all of the following that describe the setting from the beginning of Stave III.

• "bright gleaming berries glistened"

• " the fog and frost so hung about the black gateway of the house"

• "walls and ceiling so hung with living green"

• "heaped on the floor, to form a kind of throne. were turkeys, geese, game..."

• "melancholy tavern"

What was the author's purpose in writing "A History of Christmas"?

• To explain the impact A Christmas Carol had on Victorian England

• To inform reader's about popular Christmas traditions that are rooted in Victorian England

• To tell the story of how Christmas traditions evolved throughout history

• To persuade readers that modern Christmas traditions are more meaningful than Victorian Christmas traditions

What are the names of the two children that the Ghost of Christmas Present introduces Scrooge to?

• Destruction and Greed

• Death and Famine

• Bliss and Grace

• Ignorance and Want

How does the structure of "A History of Christmas" support the author's purpose?

• The paragraph refers to significant events in the history of Christmas over a widespread period of time.

• The paragraph compares and contrasts a Victorian Christmas with modern Christmas traditions.

• The paragraph presents A Christmas Carol as a solution to the problem of Christmas losing popularity.

• The paragraph explains how modern Christmas traditions began with an actual event followed by the effect it had on Britain.

According to the text "A History of Christmas", how did A Christmas Carol influence Christmas traditions?

• A Christmas Carol promoted the 25th day of December as the official date of the Christmas holiday.

• A Christmas Carol universalized roast turkey as the traditional Christmas meal for the middle class family gatherings.

• A Christmas Carol broadly spread the traditions, themes, and spirit of the Christmas holiday.

• A Christmas Carol revived the Victorian tradition of singing Christmas carols as a form of musical entertainment.

How does Scrooge physically react to the ghost's prediction that Tiny Tim will die?

• Scrooge realizes that he needs to support his clerk.

• Scrooge regrets his previous lack of compassion.

• Scrooge believes the ghost is lying.

• Scrooge feels sorry for the Cratchit family.