WorksheetsA Christmas Carol Play
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
William Shakespeare
Langston Hughes
Charles Dickens
Ray Bradbury
What do we call a character who changes and grows throughout a story?
static character
protagonist
dynamic character
antagonist
Who is a static character in A Christmas Carol? (more than one answer)
Fred
Marley's Ghost
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Who is the protagonist of A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge
Marley's Ghost
Fred
Tiny Tim
Which of the following characters dislikes Scrooge the most?
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Mrs. Cratchit
Tiny Tim
What do we call two characters who are opposites of each other?
symbol
personification
foil
allusion
Which of the following pairs of characters are foils? (more than one answer)
Scrooge at the beginning and the end of the play
Fred and Scrooge
Scrooge and Fezziwig
Scrooge and Jacob Marley
Most of Dickens' allusions in A Christmas Carol come from what? (more than one answer)
Christianity/the Bible
Famous books of his day
Shakespeare's plays
Famous poems
Why is Marley doomed to haunt people after his death?
He lived a selfish life, and this is his punishment.
He chose to be a ghost.
He was not religious in life, and God has punished him.
He was selected at random by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Which ghost didn't speak to Scrooge at all?
Marley's ghost
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Present
Spirit of Christmas Yet To Come
Which ghost imitates Scrooge and throws his words back at him?
Spirit of Christmas Past
Spirit of Christmas Present
Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
Marley's Ghost
What is Scrooge shown by the Spirit of Christmas Past? (more than one answer)
His lonely childhood at boarding school
His apprenticeship
His engagement to his Sweetheart
The Cratchit house
Which character directly challenges Scrooge's ideas about Christmas during a conversation early in the play?
Fred
Gentleman Visitor
Bob Cratchit
Marley's Ghost
What type of imagery is connected to the sense of sight?
visual imagery
auditory imagery
tactile imagery
olfactory imagery
What type of imagery is connected to the sense of hearing?
visual imagery
auditory imagery
tactile imagery
olfactory imagery
What type of imagery is connected to the sense of touch?
visual imagery
auditory imagery
tactile imagery
olfactory imagery
Which of the following is the most important theme (or central message) from A Christmas Carol?
Importance of being compassionate and generous in our lives
Ghosts are all around
We will be punished for every wrong thing we do
Importance of being kind and generous on Christmas day
What do we call a person who works for a master and learns a trade/career?
porter
charwoman
apprentice
apparition
What do we call a person who carries bags, boxes, and luggage?
charwoman
porter
sparsit
apprentice
What old English word is also used for a maid?
porter
charwoman
beetler
caroler
Someone who is destitute is _________________________.
extremely poor
happy with his/her life
selfish and greedy
filled with Christmas spirit
What do we call the change of heart that Scrooge has at the end of the play?
epiphany
solitude
master
ignorance
What is another word for make-believe or fantasy?
solitude
fancy
ignorance
want
What is another word for stingy, selfish, cheap?
miserly
odious
genial
humbug
When Scrooge calls Christmas humbug, what does he mean? (more than one answer)
Christmas is fake and false
Christmas is annoying
It's a season for giving and loving your neighbors
He looks forward to Christmas every year
What is another word for loneliness?
solitude
miserly
ignorance
fancy
Ignorance and stupidity are the same thing.
True
False
Which of the following actions does Scrooge NOT take at the end of the play?
He surprises the Cratchits with a giant turkey
He gives a huge donation to the charity for the poor
He goes to Fred's for dinner
He gives raises to his porter, charwoman, and cook
For how long has Scrooge's business partner, Jacob Marley, been dead?
1 year
4 years
7 years
11 years
If a person is described as wan, what does that mean?
The person is pale and sickly-looking.
The person is strong and healthy.
The person is poor.
The person is generous with his/her possessions.
What do we call a reference to a song, poem, play, story, movie, historical event, or religious idea in a piece of literature?
symbolism
allusion
personification
imagery
Which of the following is NOT a symbol used in A Christmas Carol?
Marley's chain
The dead children who have funeral processions in the play
The leper
Scrooge's nightcap
What do we call a person, animal, object, or idea that represents something more than itself?
symbol
simile
personification
allusion
What do we call the literary element of giving a non-living thing human characteristics?
symbolism
personification
allusion
imagery
What answer choice best describes Scrooge's feelings about Christmas at the beginning of the play?
He HATES Christmas.
He doesn't care one way or another about Christmas.
He finds Christmas mildly annoying.
He enjoys Christmas.
What answer choice best describes Scrooge's feelings about Christmas at the end of the play?
He HATES Christmas.
He doesn't care one way or another about Christmas.
He finds Christmas mildly annoying.
He LOVES Christmas.
What answer best describes Bob Cratchit as a father?
He is a devoted and loving father to his children, especially Tiny Tim.
He is an absent father who is not interested in being active in his children's lives.
He is a mean and abusive father.
He likes his children, but he doesn't know them very well.
