A Christmas Carol: Ultimate Quiz

What do we learn about Marley at the very start of the novella?

• He has returned from abroad

• He is Scrooge’s brother

• He is dead

• He is in prison

What is Scrooge’s attitude toward Christmas in Stave 1?

• He loves the spirit of it

• He thinks it’s a waste of time and money

• He spends it with family

• He gives to the poor

What does Scrooge say to the portly gentlemen who ask for a donation?

• Come back tomorrow.

• Bah! Humbug!

• Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

• I will donate double next year.

What is Fred’s main reason for celebrating Christmas?

• It is good for business

• It makes him money

• It brings people together in kindness

• It is fashionable

What does Marley say is the purpose of his ghostly visit to Scrooge?

• To offer him a business deal

• To warn him and help him change

• To haunt him forever

• To take him to the underworld

Which big idea does the quotation “Mankind was my business.” best support?

• Family & Friendship

• Social Responsibility & Charity

• Redemption

• Celebration

Which big idea does the quotation “Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine.” best support?

• Family & Friendship

• Social Responsibility & Charity

• Redemption

• Individuality

Which big idea does the quotation “If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” best support?

• Social Responsibility & Charity

• Family & Friendship

• Redemption

• Celebration

Which big idea does the quotation “A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” said Scrooge’s nephew. best support?

• Family & Friendship

• Social Responsibility & Charity

• Redemption

• Celebration

Which big idea does the quotation “You will be haunted... by Three Spirits.” best support?

• Family & Friendship

• Social Responsibility & Charity

• Redemption

• Celebration