A Christmas Carol Quizzes

A Christmas Carol Quiz 1

1 How many years ago did Marley die?
14

21

1

7
2 Over how many nights do the ghosts visit Scrooge?
4

2

3

1
3 How is the Ghost of Christmas Past represented?
As a jolly giant

As an invisible specter

As a small, elderly man

As a silent phantom
4 How is the Ghost of Christmas Present represented?
As a jolly giant

As a silent phantom

As an invisible specter

As a small, elderly man
5 How is the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come represented?
As a silent phantom

As a small, elderly man

As an invisible specter

As a jolly giant
6 Who is Scrooge's nephew?
Fezziwig

Fred

Tiny Tim

Cratchit
7 Who is Scrooge's sister?
Mrs. Cratchit

Belle

Mrs. Fezziwig

Fan
8 Who was Scrooge's girlfriend?
Fan

Mrs. Fezziwig

Belle

Mrs. Cratchit
9 Who is Scrooge's employee?
Fezziwig

Cratchit

Tiny Tim

Fred
10 Who is Scrooge's employee's crippled son?
Fred

Fezziwig

Tiny Tim

Cratchit
11 What saying of Tiny Tim's is repeated in the final line of the novella?
"God bless Us, Every One!"

"Christ Lives within Us"

"Spare change, Guv'nor?"

"I Love Christmas"
12 Which ghost wears a long chain made of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Marley

The Ghost of Christmas Present
13 What are the two children called who crawl out from the under the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present?
Rage and Indigence

Ignorance and Want

Dumbness and Lack

Stupidity and Poverty
14 How many brothers does the Ghost of Christmas Present have?
None

1000

2

1800
15 What is the life span of the Ghost of Christmas Present?
One minute

One hour

One year

One day
16 What, according to Marley, was his "business"?
Money

Debt

Mankind

Men
17 Who was Scrooge's employer when he was younger?
Fezziwig

Belle

Fan

Cratchit's father
18 What is Scrooge's job?
Politician

Lawyer

Writer

Creditor
19 What does Scrooge send to Cratchit's house on Christmas Day?
A chicken

Potatoes

A turkey

Flowers
20 What does Scrooge give Cratchit on Christmas Day?
A pay-cut

A raise

Two weeks' paid vacation

A lashing
21 Whose party does Scrooge attend on Christmas Day in Stave Five?
Fezziwig's

Cratchit's

Fan's

Fred's
22 Who dies or has died in the vision of the future?
Scrooge and Tiny Tim

Scrooge

No one

Tiny Tim
23 At what time is Scrooge told the ghosts will visit?
Two o'clock

Midnight

Three o'clock

One o'clock
24 What is the name of Victorian England's welfare laws?
The Poor Laws

The Laws Against Nature

The Out Laws

The Welfare Laws
25 Where are the Victorian poor sent to work?
Workhouses

Manchester

Brighton

Prisons

What conversation were business men having?

The men of business are discussing how nobody really cares about Scrooge. They will only go to his funeral if there is food involved.

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How does dickens present the attitudes towards Christmas in 'A Christmas Carol'

These attitudes are shown throughout the story. We see Scrooge's nephew Fred embrace Christmas while Scrooge begrudges Christmas. We see Scrooge's old boss Mr. Fezziwig provide Christmas cheer to his employees. There is really something in every...

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Why does Scrooge hate Christmas so much?

Scrooge is alone and his hate on for Christmas is, at least in part, a defence mechanism. Scrooge became isolated as he accumulated his wealth: his rejection of friends and family for the sake of wealth becomes a theme in the story. Scrooge sees...

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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

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