A Social Critic Test of A Christmas Carol

1.

1 point

Why does Scrooge and his father not get along?

His father blames him for his sister's unhappiness.

His father blames him for taking his money and being poor.

His father blames him for taking attention away from others.

His father blames him for his mother's death.

2.

1 point

How does the theme of social critic change Scrooge at the end of the drama.

Scrooge becomes generous and changes his greedy ways.

Scrooge decides he is going to die a greedy and lonely.

Scrooge doesn't care about what the spirits say or where they take him.

Scrooge stays greedy throughout the drama.

3.

1 point

Causing strong dislike

Odious

Ignorance

Destitute

Apparition

4.

1 point

What did the Factory Act do for others?

Improved industry conditions

Increased work hours

Made children work more

Improved living conditions

5.

1 point

What was Scrooge's favorite saying?

Watch out for ghosts!

Bah, Humbug!

Here comes Santa!

Bah, Cratchit!

6.

1 point

What does the leper in the drama represent?

Death and Disease

Life and Death

Hope and Prosperity

Hunger and Ignorance

7.

1 point

Why does Scrooge and his girlfriend, Belle, end their relationship?

Scrooge doesn't love her anymore.

Scrooge wants to be rich.

Scrooge doesn't believe in happiness and loving someone.

Belle doesn't love him anymore.

8.

1 point

Who was Jacob Marley?

Scrooge's business partner

Scrooge's nephew

Scrooge's son

Scrooge's lawyer

9.

1 point

Who is Fred?

Scrooge's son

Scrooge's nephew

Cratchit's son

Cratchit's nephew

10.

1 point

Which word is not a synonym for apparition?

phantom

ghost

animate

specter

11.

1 point

What is a social critic?

Someone who tries to get money from others and gives it to children.

Someone who tries to criticize the poor and show how the greedy suffered.

Someone who tries to criticize the greedy and show how the poor suffered.

Someone who tries to work in a factory and exposes there conditions.

12.

1 point

Who is Bob Cratchit?

Scrooge's brother

Scrooge's nephew

Scrooge's clerk

Scrooge's partner

13.

1 point

To pay the owner of property, etc. for its use

Union

Poorhouse

Lease

Debtor

14.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a way the author's theme of the Social Critic is shown throughout the drama?

Scrooge's father is bitter towards Scrooge for his mother's death

Scrooge loves to read

Scrooge turns from greedy to good

15.

1 point

A place people went when they were down on their luck

Lease

Poorhouse

Debtor

Unio

16.

1 point

A prison 19th century England for people who did pay debt

Reclamation

Wager

Debtor's prison

17.

1 point

What type of population did Scrooge want to decrease?

Weak

Surplus

Wealthy

Poor

18.

1 point

Lacking knowledge or education

Destitute

Ignorance

Odious

Apparition

19.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a way the author's them of the Social Critic is shown throughout the drama?

Money is better than love

Donates money to the poorhouse

Ideas of death and disease exist with the leper

20.

1 point

A bet

Debtors' prison

Reclamation

Wager

21.

1 point

When was A Christmas Carol written?

1842

1843

1845

1844

22.

1 point

What does the Third Spirit show Scrooge?

The death of Fan

The death of Bob Cratchit

The death of Jacob Marley

The death of Tiny Tim

23.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a conflict in the drama?

Scrooge donates money to the poorhouse and gentleman visitors

Scrooge goes to Fred's for Christmas

The children Hunger and Ignorance are real and among us

24.

1 point

What does the Second Spirit tell Scrooge about the poor?

Hunger and Ignorance are real and it grows with people.

Hunger and Ignorance will always stay the same for everyone.

Hunger and Ignorance is always a good thing for adults.

Hunger and Ignorance will get better as children grow up.

25.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a way the author's them of the Social Critic is shown throughout the drama?

Ideas of death and disease exist with the leper

Children of Hunger and Ignorance are real and among us

Scrooge goes to Fred's for Christmas

26.

1 point

What time does the First Spirit visit Scrooge?

2:00 AM

1:00 AM

1:00 PM

On its own time

27.

1 point

How does Scrooge support the poor houses?

Volunteers to work in them

His tax money already

The people work for him

Donates food

28.

1 point

Restored to its original condition; fixed

Wager

Reclamation

Debtors' prison

29.

1 point

Organization for protecting the right of workers

Poorhouse

Lease

Union

Debtor

30.

1 point

A person who owes something to another

Debtor

Union

Poorhouse

Lease

31.

1 point

Why did the servant's take Scrooge's possessions?

He was dead, so he wouldn't care

He didn't pay them well enough, so they figured they earned them

He wanted them to remember him when he died

He told them to take them

32.

1 point

A ghost; a spirit

Apparition

Odious

Ignorance

Destitute

33.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a way the author's theme of the Social Critic is shown throughout the drama?

Children of Hunger and Ignorance are real and among us.

Tiny Time says, "God Bless Us, Everyone!"

Ghosts appear for Scrooge to look upon his past, present, and future.

34.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a conflict in the drama?

Scrooge refers to the girl as a girl

Marley tell Scrooge he is proud of him.

Scrooge buys Cratchit a turkey

35.

1 point

What era was the drama written?

Scrooge Era

Victorian Era

Renaissance Era

Elizabethan Era

36.

1 point

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

Mark Twain

Nathananiel Hawthorne

Ebenezer Scrooge

37.

1 point

What does Marley's chain, which he wears, mean?

His greed and selfishness

His wealth and prospecrity

His bad news for Scrooge

His good health and cheer

38.

1 point

What did Scrooge like to do as a child?

Read

Sing

Play with friends

Write

39.

1 point

Who is Fezziwig?

Scrooge's partner

Scrooge's cousin

Scrooge's boss

Scrooge's nephew

40.

1 point

Being without necessities of life.

Odious

Destitute

Apparition

Ignorance