"A Christmas Carol" Vocabulary Quiz - Stave 1
A multiple choice quiz on vocabulary words from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" Stave 1.
- 1.A great amount of something
- A.
Abundance
- B.
Modicum
- C.
Paucity
- D.
Council
- 2.A member of the municipal law making body in a town or city in many places
- A.
Senator
- B.
Alderman
- C.
Bailiff
- D.
Judge
- 3.A ghost or ghost like image or appearance.
- A.
Apparition
- B.
Brazier
- C.
Legatee
- D.
Heir
- 4.A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it.
- A.
Balcony
- B.
Rampart
- C.
Parapet
- D.
Balustrade
- 5.A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; in old England it as a mental hospital.
- A.
Bedlam
- B.
Brazier
- C.
Edifice
- D.
Domicile
- 6.Goodness, kindness
- A.
Mendacity
- B.
Arrogance
- C.
Malevolence
- D.
Benevolence
- 7.A portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals.
- A.
Cravat
- B.
Brazier
- C.
Grog
- D.
Provision
- 8.Insultng, sarcastic
- A.
Jocund
- B.
Caustic
- C.
Incessant
- D.
Resolute
- 9.Became solid by cooling
- A.
Unfettered
- B.
Congenial
- C.
Congealed
- D.
Elicited
- 10.Pleasant, agreeable
- A.
Incoherent
- B.
Adamant
- C.
Artful
- D.
Congenial
- 11.Wanting things owned by others.
- A.
Artful
- B.
Covetous
- C.
Destitute
- D.
Inpenetrable
- 12.A tie, necktie
- A.
Cravat
- B.
Grog
- C.
Livery
- D.
Furze
- 13.Respect to someone who is one's superior
- A.
Benevolence
- B.
Malevolence
- C.
Melancholy
- D.
Deference
- 14.Very poor
- A.
Destitute
- B.
Enshrouded
- C.
Facetious
- D.
Incoherent
- 15.Attempting or trying to do something
- A.
Implicating
- B.
Entreating
- C.
Endeavoring
- D.
Devolving
- 16.Covered up
- A.
Fettered
- B.
Elicited
- C.
Enshrouded
- D.
Protruded
- 17.A plea, a request
- A.
Entreaty
- B.
Homage
- C.
Impropriety
- D.
Affront
- 18.The furthest point or limit of something
- A.
Extremity
- B.
Futility
- C.
Affability
- D.
Liberality
- 19.A person appointed to carry out the terms of their will.
- A.
Alderman
- B.
Legatee
- C.
Executor
- D.
Heir
- 20.Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
- A.
Jocund
- B.
Fain
- C.
Facetious
- D.
Resolute
- 21.Willing
- A.
Fain
- B.
Impenetrable
- C.
Adamant
- D.
Apoplectic
- 22.Units of length equal to six feet
- A.
Negus
- B.
Daws
- C.
Biffins
- D.
Fathoms
- 23.Chained, tied up
- A.
Enshrouded
- B.
Condensed
- C.
Fettered
- D.
Pillaged
- 24.Patient self-control
- A.
Deference
- B.
Forbearance
- C.
Benevolence
- D.
Abundance
- 25.Porridge, mush
- A.
Gruel
- B.
Grog
- C.
Biffin
- D.
Rime
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