Combined: Drama- A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol Review

Question 1

How is Scrooge described in Stave 1?

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Mean and miserly

Question 2

What does the first spirit's appearance symbolize?

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The transient nature of memories

Question 3

What does the first spirit look like?

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An old man and a child all at once

Question 4

Stage left and stage right are different from the audience's left and right.

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True

Question 5

In Stave 1, how does Scrooge view the poor?

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He wishes that they were all dead

Question 6

A drama is also divided into smaller segments called

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scenes

Question 7

How does Scrooge react to seeing himself in the school as a young boy?

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He begins to cry.

Question 8

Only when you READ a drama do you see the...

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stage directions

Question 9

Who is the author of the original story?

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Charles Dickens

Question 10

Which stage direction indicates an actor is as far away from the audience as possible?

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up stage

Question 11

How long has Marley been dead?

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7 years

Question 12

An character's extended speech that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience.

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soliloquy

Question 13

What is the weather like when the story begins?

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Cold and foggy

Question 14

1. Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge?

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Christmas Future

Question 15

Young Scrooge is in a single spotlight with a black ___ around him to emphasize how alone he is

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void

Question 16

In dramas, the (actors, authors) create the characters through their own speech and movements

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actors

Question 17

How would you describe Scrooge & Marley's relationship?

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Business partners

Question 18

What is Scrooge's nephew like?

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He loves his uncle

Question 19

A brief monologue for the audience, but unheard by the other characters on stage.

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aside

Question 20

Descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed.

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stage directions

Question 21

What lesson does Scrooge learn from Fezziwig?

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The value of being a kind boss.

Question 22

How does Scrooge feel after seeing Marley's ghost?

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Worried and afraid

Question 23

What adjective best describes Scrooge's personality at the start of the play?

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Greedy and mean

Question 24

Antonym for audible

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silent

Question 25

Which describes the relationship between Scrooge and Marley

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They were once partners but now Marley is dead,

Question 26

Synonym for blemish

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scar

Question 27

How is the Schoolmaster depicted?

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mean & grumpy

Question 28

A drama is mainly told through the characters actions and ...

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dialogue

Question 29

Stage directions are in italics because they are the MOST important lines of a play.

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False

Question 30

Synonym for specter

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ghost

Question 31

The character name boldface at the start of a line means that character is saying those lines.

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True

Question 32

How does Scrooge treat his clerk in Stave 1?

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He does not care about him

Question 33

The ghost of Christmas past represents...

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the events that shaped Scrooge's life until this point.

Question 34

What motivates Scrooge to change the way he lives?

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fear of the future he was shown

Question 35

Scrooge goes with Christmas Past on ___, but goes willingly with Present and Future.

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compulsion

Question 36

Antonym for morose

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cheerful

Question 37

What happens to Scrooge's doorknocker?

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It turns into Marley's face.

Question 38

Who is Fan's child?

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Fred

Question 39

Who is the only person who loved Scrooge as a child?

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His sister, Fan

Question 40

Synonym for ponderous

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heavy

Question 41

In A Muppet Christmas Carol, which muppet portrays Bob Cratchit?

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Kermit the frog

Question 42

Where does the Ghost of Christmas past first take Scrooge?

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To his childhood school

Question 43

Why is Marley a ghost?

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Because he didn't care about others

Question 44

Why is Fezziwig's ball important?

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It shows a kind and generous boss.

Question 45

A long speech given by one of the characters.

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monologue

Question 46

To whom does Scrooge gift the turkey in the final scene?

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The Cratchits

Question 47

What warning does Marley give Scrooge when they first speak?

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He must learn from the spirits or he will end up like Marley

Question 48

A drama is a story that is meant to

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be performed

Question 49

Describe Scrooge as a child.

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Lonely; neglected by his family

Question 50

How does Marley try and help Scrooge?

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He warns Scrooge of his fate if he doesn't change his ways.

Question 51

What fate did the Spirit of Christmas Present foretell for Tiny Tim?

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Tiny Tim may die, if nothing changes.

Question 52

Who was the "woman" Scrooge was talking with in the past?

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his ex-fiancee.

Question 53

A humorous play that has a light tone and a happy ending.

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comedy

Question 54

The written text of the play.

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script

Question 55

Who is the author of the play?

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Israel Horovitz

Question 56

A new one of these shows a change in time, location, or both.

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scene

Question 57

The introduction sometimes spoken by the chorus.

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prologue

Question 58

What is Scrooge's main complication/conflict?

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He doesn't like Christmas and its traditions.

Question 59

A play that ends with the death of the main character.

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tragedy

Question 60

Plays are generally split into 2 or 3 of these...

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acts

Question 61

Who speaks the final line of the play, "God bless us, everyone"?

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Tiny Tim

Question 62

Synonym for severe

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harsh

Question 63

How do other people see Scrooge?

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They are afraid of him

Question 64

Why did Scrooge's fiance end their engagement?

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Scrooge is too interested in money.

Combined: Drama- A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol Review

Questions 70

Combined: Drama- A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol + A Christmas Carol Review

Questions 70