Christmas Carol Act I Test
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Read carefully. Choose only once answer.
- 1.In this sentence, which would be considered the stage direction?SCROOGE:(Panicked) Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly!
- A.
SCROOGE
- B.
(Panicked)
- C.
Fly, but I am a mortal and cannot fly!
- D.
All of the above
- 2.The writer of the drama A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley was
- A.
Charles Dickens
- B.
Robert Louis Stephenson
- C.
Israel Horovitz
- D.
Jack Kemp
- 3.A story written to be performed is...
- A.
A novel
- B.
A drama
- C.
An act
- D.
A manuscript
- 4.Conversations between characters are called presentation of
- A.
Monologue
- B.
Dialogue
- C.
Manuscript
- D.
Dramatic interpretation
- 5.Which would be included in stage directions?
- A.
How an actor should act as he says his line
- B.
Special effects
- C.
How the set should look
- D.
The way the characters should look and move
- E.
All of the above
- 6.This play is a dramatic adaptation. It was adapted from what to what?
- A.
From a play to a book
- B.
From a novel to a monologue
- C.
From a novel to a play
- D.
From a movie to a book
- 7.At the beginning of Act I, which man do we know to be discontent (not content with what he has)?
- A.
Thin Man
- B.
Cratchit
- C.
Portly Man
- D.
Scrooge
- 8.When Marley tells Scrooge, "You have labored on it, since. It is a ponderous chain.", what does he mean by ponderous?
- A.
Unethical
- B.
Weighty
- C.
Difficult
- D.
Bold
- 9.Which part focuses on a specific event or interaction?
- A.
Play
- B.
Scene
- C.
Act
- D.
Drama
- E.
None of the above
- 10.In Scene 4, why was Scrooge's clock not at the time he expected it to be?
- A.
He slept through the whole day.
- B.
The ghosts changed his clock.
- C.
The electricity went out.
- D.
His mind was just confused.
- 11.Which ghost was scariest in appearance?
- A.
Marley
- B.
The Ghost of Christmas Past
- 12.Scrooge is overwhelmed at the open field he sees when he travels with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Why?
- A.
He wants to buy it.
- B.
He has no idea where he is.
- C.
He remembers that he lived there as a boy.
- D.
He is afraid of having to fly to another place.
- 13.What did the Ghost of Christmas Past see on Scrooge's cheek?
- A.
Grease from his dinner
- B.
A pimple
- C.
A smudge of coal
- D.
A tear
- 14.The young Scrooge, sitting in his classroom, is...
- A.
Surrounded by friends
- B.
Alone and crying
- C.
Trying to do math sums
- D.
Laughing
- 15.Who comes to see the young Scrooge in his classroom?
- A.
Fan
- B.
His sister
- C.
Both are true.
- D.
Neither are true.
- 16.For whom does Scrooge hold admiration (good memories with respect)?
- A.
Cratchit
- B.
His Father
- C.
Fezziwig
- D.
The Thin Man
- 17.Why are so many stage directions given for the dance scene in Fezziwig's business?
- A.
It is important that the audience see how happy everyone is.
- B.
A dance scene would be hard to direct without many stage directions.
- C.
This is a key scene in the play because Scrooge remembers himself as happy.
- D.
All of these answers could be true.
- E.
None of these answers could be true.
- 18.How would one describe the scene between the Man and Woman?
- A.
Joyful
- B.
Unemotional
- C.
Tragic
- D.
Unimportant
- 19.How would one describe the old Scrooge as he watches the scene between Man and Woman?
- A.
Regretful
- B.
Unaffected
- C.
Eagerly wanting to see more
- D.
Unemotional
- 20.Scrooge can see Marley throughout the entire Act I.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
The director does not indicate.
- 21.Scrooge visits the following scenes in this order. 1. A field2. A schoolroom3. A place of business (where he was an apprentice)4. A visit with a woman in a mourning dress
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
- 22.What does the old Scrooge value most (so far in the play)?
- A.
His health
- B.
His money
- C.
His relatives
- D.
His friends
- 23.How does Scrooge treat his clerk, Bob Cratchit?
- A.
Harshly
- B.
Kindly
- C.
Fearfully
- 24.What do the scenes revisted with the Ghost of Christmas Past show about the young Scrooge?
- A.
He was happy.
- B.
He was lonely.
- C.
He was wealthy.
- 25.How has Scrooge changed as he aged?
- A.
He has acquired (gotten) more friends.
- B.
He has lost his faith in love and friendship.
- C.
He has lost his money.
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