Scrooge (STAVE ONE)

1. What literary device does Dickens use to highlight the cold and distant nature of Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" Stave 1?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Conceit

• Simile

2. How is Scrooge's attitude towards society best described?

• Affectionate

• Generous

• Ostracised

• Sociable

3. Which character is introduced as a contrasting figure to Scrooge in Stave 1?

• Bob Cratchit

• Jacob Marley

• Fred

• Tiny Tim

4. What are Scrooge's views regarding poverty and charity as reflected in Stave 1?

• He is empathetic towards the poor

• He feels morally obliged to give

• He sees the poor as mere numbers contributing to the "surplus population"

• He encourages others to donate generously

5. How does Dickens use the weather to reflect Scrooge's character?

• Through symbolism

• Through irony

• Through personification

• Through metaphor

6. Scrooge is portrayed as an "archetypal villain," synonymous with the ________ of the upper classes.

• Charity

• Avariciousness

• Kindness

7. Fred's positive ambience is contrasted with Scrooge through a semantic field of light. Fred is described as 'all in ________'.

• Darkness

• Glow

• Shadow

8. Dickens's description of the weather as “piercing, searching, biting cold” may be an allusion to the forthcoming ________ powers to come.

• Natural

• Supernatural

• Human

9. Scrooge's character is linked to the 7 deadly sins through the asyndetic listing of negative adjectives, including 'squeezing' and '______.'

• Loving

• Wrenching

• Giving

 

10. The bleak weather, described as having “fog and darkness thickened,” is used to resemble the bleakness of the protagonist, ________.

• Fred

• Bob Cratchit

• Scrooge