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Carol Section 4 Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where did The Ghost of Christmas Present take Scrooge?


Check all that apply

a)

To Belle's house

b)

To the school house

c)

To Fred's house

d)

To see his old boss Fezziwig

e)

To Bob's house

2.

Who is Bob Cratchit?

a)

Scrooge's nephew

b)

Scrooge's clerk

c)

Scrooge's old boss

d)

Scrooge's business parter

3.

Who is Fred?

a)

Scrooge's nephew

b)

Scrooge's clerk

c)

Scrooge's old boss

d)

Scrooge's business parter

4.

Check all of the following that describe the setting from the beginning of Stave I.

a)

"bright gleaming berries glistened"

b)

" the fog and frost so hung about the black gateway of the house"

c)

"walls and ceiling so hung with living green"

d)

"gloomy suite of rooms"

e)

"melancholy tavern"

5.

Check all of the following that describe the setting from the beginning of Stave III.

a)

"bright gleaming berries glistened"

b)

" the fog and frost so hung about the black gateway of the house"

c)

"walls and ceiling so hung with living green"

d)

"heaped on the floor, to form a kind of throne. were turkeys, geese, game..."

e)

"melancholy tavern"

6.

What was the author's purpose in writing "A History of Christmas"?

a)

To explain the impact A Christmas Carol had on Victorian England

b)

To inform reader's about popular Christmas traditions that are rooted in Victorian England

c)

To tell the story of how Christmas traditions evolved throughout history

d)

To persuade readers that modern Christmas traditions are more meaningful than Victorian Christmas traditions

7.

What are the names of the two children that the Ghost of Christmas Present introduces Scrooge to?

a)

Destruction and Greed

b)

Death and Famine

c)

Bliss and Grace

d)

Ignorance and Want

8.

How does the structure of "A History of Christmas" support the author's purpose?

a)

The paragraph refers to significant events in the history of Christmas over a widespread period of time.

b)

The paragraph compares and contrasts a Victorian Christmas with modern Christmas traditions.

c)

The paragraph presents A Christmas Carol as a solution to the problem of Christmas losing popularity.

d)

The paragraph explains how modern Christmas traditions began with an actual event followed by the effect it had on Britain.

9.

According to the text "A History of Christmas", how did A Christmas Carol influence Christmas traditions?

a)

A Christmas Carol promoted the 25th day of December as the official date of the Christmas holiday.

b)

A Christmas Carol universalized roast turkey as the traditional Christmas meal for the middle class family gatherings.

c)

A Christmas Carol broadly spread the traditions, themes, and spirit of the Christmas holiday.

d)

A Christmas Carol revived the Victorian tradition of singing Christmas carols as a form of musical entertainment.

10.

How does Scrooge physically react to the ghost's prediction that Tiny Tim will die?

a)

Scrooge realizes that he needs to support his clerk.

b)

Scrooge regrets his previous lack of compassion.

c)

Scrooge believes the ghost is lying.

d)

Scrooge feels sorry for the Cratchit family.

11.

Which of the following quotes best supports Scrooge's physical reaction to the ghost's prediction about Tiny Tim?

a)

"Spirit," said Scrooge, with an interest he had never felt before, "tell me if Tiny Tim will live."

b)

"Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief.

c)

"What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."

d)

"No, no," said Scrooge. "Oh, no, kind Spirit! Say he will be spared."

12.

How has Scrooge's perspective changed as a result of his interaction with the Ghost of Christmas Present? Write a CER paragraph and use evidence from the text (paraphrase) to support your answer.

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