Dickens as a Christian writer | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

When was 'A Christmas Carol' published?

• 1842

• 1843

• 1844

• 1845

• 1846

Answer explanation

'A Christmas Carol' was published in 1843.

In which stave does the Ghost of Christmas Present visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'?

• Stave 1

• Stave 2

• Stave 3

• Stave 4

• Stave 5

Answer explanation

The Ghost of Christmas Present visits Scrooge in Stave 3 of the novella.

Complete the quotation from 'A Christmas Carol': "We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when (a)   is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices."

Answer explanation

Here is the completed quotation: "We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices."

What does the Ghost of Christmas Past not show Scrooge in Stave 2 of 'A Christmas Carol'?

• the dissolution of his engagement to Belle

• his relationship with his former employer, Fezziwig

• the death of his business partner Jacob Marley

• Belle's happily-ever-after

• his childhood, spent at boarding school

Answer explanation

Scrooge is not shown the death of his business partner. We simply hear about it in the opening line.

Match the quotations from 'A Christmas Carol' to the ghost they are describing.

• The Ghost of Christmas Past

• "coming, like a mist along the ground"

• The Ghost of Christmas Present

• "folded kerchief bound about its head and chin"

• Marley's Ghost

• "clothed in one simple green robe, or mantle"

• Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

• "like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man"

Answer explanation

These are all aspects of the four spirits' appearances in the novella.

Through the novella 'A Christmas Carol', what is Dickens' didactic message?

• the importance of wealth and possession

• the importance of social status and class

• the importance of social responsibility

• the importance of friendship

• the importance of Christmas

Answer explanation

Dickens' overarching didactic message in 'A Christmas Carol' is that of social responsibility.