A Christmas Carol: Quiz Act I

What is the setting of A Christmas Carol?

• America

• England

• Ireland

• Scotland

The entire action of the play takes place in how many days?

• three days

• five days

• seven days

• ten days

Who was Jacob Marley?

• Scrooge’s nephew

• Scrooge’s business partner

• A beggar

• A caroler

Choose the best answer! All of the following describe Ebenezer Scrooge EXCEPT

• He is cheap.

• He is greedy.

• He is generous.

• He is cold-hearted.

Why is Cratchit wrapped in a comforter?

• because he does not feel well

• because he has no coat and Scrooge keeps the offices cold

• because he is making a fashion statement

• because he just woke up

What is Scrooge’s typical response to “Merry Christmas”?

• “Bah! Nonsense!”

• “Pah! Life’s too short!”

• “Bah! Humbug!”

• “Oh, fiddlesticks!”

What are the portly man and the thin man asking of Scrooge?

• to find it in his heart to hire the poor.

• to find it in his heart to support the prisons.

• to find it in his heart to have dinner with his nephew.

• to find it in his heart to donate to the poor.

What does Cratchit do as the portly man and the thin man leave?

• He calls the cops.

• He slams the door.

• He yells at them to take their leave of the office.

• He silently squeezes money into their hand.

What is Scrooge’s attitude toward giving Cratchit the day off on Christmas?

• that it is fair.

• that it is “a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every 25th of December”

• that Cratchit is “quite a powerful speaker [and should] go into Parliament.”

• that he should have the day off to be with family

Fred and Cratchit share all of the following character traits EXCEPT

• They are both jolly despite the negativity of Scrooge.

• They are both devastated by the rudeness and cruelty of Scrooge.

• They are both poor, married men with families.

• They are both warm and pleasant men who love Christmas time.