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WorksheetsY10 due Weds 20th October
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
'A Christmas Carol' is a gothic novel because it includes…
a)
Ghosts and dark, eerie settings
b)
Characters who are symbols
c)
Scenes of Christmas celebrations
d)
Social inequality
2.
The action of being saved from sin, error or evil
a)
redemption
b)
philanthropy
c)
contempt
d)
antithesis
3.
The ghosts help Scrooge to achieve…
a)
redemption
b)
prejudice
c)
ignorance
d)
contempt
4.
Which is a symbol of the power of memory and learning from our past?
a)
Ghost of Christmas Past's light
b)
Marley's chain
c)
Bob Cratchit's comforter
d)
Scrooge's fire
5.
Dickens describing Scrooge as a 'sinner' implies he is…
a)
unchristian
b)
philanthropic
c)
destitute
d)
remorseful
6.
Dickens' descriptions of darkness and mist create what sort of atmosphere?
a)
ominous
b)
philanthropic
c)
prejudiced
d)
remorseful
7.
What does Belle say has replaced her in Scrooge's affections before she ends their engagement?
a)
a 'golden … idol'
b)
an 'obsession with spending'
c)
an 'incessant … greed'
d)
a 'love for charity'
8.
Which is NOT true about the setting of 'A Christmas Carol'?
a)
Set in the Elizabethan era
b)
Set at Christmas time
c)
Set in London
d)
Set in the Victorian era
9.
What stopped financial support for the destitute and forced them into crime or workhouses?
a)
The New Poor Law (1834)
b)
New Bankruptcy Law (1849)
c)
The Education Act (1870)
d)
House Tax Act (1851)
10.
Which does NOT describe Scrooge's characterisation in Stave One?
a)
philanthropic
b)
ignorant
c)
miserly
d)
aloof
11.
Bob Cratchit works in a…
a)
'dismal little cell'
b)
'damp, cramped chamber'
c)
'prison of sadness'
d)
'melancholy tavern'
12.
When the portly gentlemen are trying to raise money for the poor, Scrooge asks…
a)
"Are there no prisons? … And the union workhouses?"
b)
"Why should I care?"
c)
"Don't you know I already donate hundreds of pounds?"
d)
"They get money from the government, don't they?"
13.
Which memory does Scrooge NOT see in Stave Two?
a)
Starting the business with Marley
b)
His younger self alone at school
c)
Belle breaking off their engagement
d)
Fezziwig's Christmas party
14.
The act of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work
a)
exploitation
b)
remorse
c)
antithesis
d)
prejudice
15.
Writing about issues in society, usually in a way that promotes social reform
a)
social commentary
b)
social injustice
c)
social inequality
d)
social hierarchy
16.
When people in society do not have the same status, rights or opportunities
a)
social inequality
b)
social justice
c)
social mobility
d)
social commentary
17.
Who invites Scrooge to Christmas dinner in Stave One?
a)
Fred
b)
The portly gentlemen
c)
Bob Cratchit
d)
A carol singer
18.
What did Dickens want to achieve?
a)
social reform
b)
social inequality
c)
social hierarchy
d)
social injustice
19.
Dickens advocates benevolence by demonstrating that _____________ are more valuable than money and material possessions
a)
time and love
b)
hate and violence
c)
ghosts and Christmas
d)
gifts and food
20.
Dickens highlights the benefits of adhering to moral values based on traditional _________ theology. (adhering = sticking; theology = beliefs)
a)
Christian
b)
Malthusian
c)
Elizabethan
d)
prejudiced
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