English - A Christmas Carol

Question 1

Traditionally, Christmas is about celebrating what?

Accepted Answer

the birth of Jesus

Question 2

The Victorians loved Christmas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank... Marley was ___________: to begin with.

Accepted Answer

dead

Question 4

What is the first name of the main character Scrooge?

Accepted Answer

Ebenezer

Question 5

What does the Ghost of Christmas Present say to Scrooge when they first meet?

Accepted Answer

nothing at all

Question 6

What punctuation needs to be included when direct speech is used?

Accepted Answer

speech marks

Question 7

The famous festive story was written during what period?

Accepted Answer

Victorian

Question 8

Bob Cratchit is who to Scrooge? His...

Accepted Answer

clerk

Question 9

Which of the ghosts was described as, 'childlike'?

Accepted Answer

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Question 10

What did the Ghost of Christmas Past have protruding from its head?

Accepted Answer

a light

Question 11

What is the name of Bob Cratchit's son?

Accepted Answer

Tiny Tim

Question 12

Which word refers to a remarkable person or thing?

Accepted Answer

phenomenon

Question 13

A Christmas Carol was written in 1943.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

What customs are generally traditional at Christmas time?

Accepted Answer

decorating a tree and hanging stockings

Question 15

Which of the following was his main reason for writing the book?

Accepted Answer

financial pressures

Question 16

What does Scrooge feel towards poor people?

Accepted Answer

no sympathy

Question 17

What are the names of the children who hide beneath the GofCP's robe?

Accepted Answer

want and ignorance

Question 18

Which of the following is evidence to suggest he was welcoming?

Accepted Answer

The quote... ''Come in and know me better man.''

Question 19

Mr Scrooge is known for being a...

Accepted Answer

miser

Question 20

Which of the following phrases referred to the way Scrooge walked?

Accepted Answer

'stiffened his gait.'

Question 21

Dickens wasn't a fan of the Christmas period.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

The ghost of Christmas Present was extremely welcoming.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What is meant by the word miser?

Accepted Answer

someone who hoards wealth

Question 24

Which of the following quotes describing Scrooge is accurate?

Accepted Answer

''...he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone.''

Question 25

What does the word melancholy mean?

Accepted Answer

a feeling of sadness

Question 26

Who wrote the novella, 'A Christmas Carol'?

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 27

Which ghost visits Ebenezer second?

Accepted Answer

The ghost of Christmas Past

Question 28

What tradition did the Victorians introduce?

Accepted Answer

the giving of Christmas cards

Question 29

Which of the following values is Christmas all about?

Accepted Answer

Spreading cheerfulness, giving and being thankful

Question 30

How did Scrooge feel about his first spirit encounter, Marley?

Accepted Answer

doubtful and fearful

Question 31

What bird did the Cratchits eat for their Christmas dinner?

Accepted Answer

goose

Question 32

How long did it take Dickens to write the story?

Accepted Answer

6 weeks

Question 33

What type of story is a 'novella'?

Accepted Answer

one not quite as long as a novel

Question 34

What simile is used in the text to describe Marley.

Accepted Answer

dead as a door nail

Question 35

Who is Scrooge's deceased business partner?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Marley

Question 36

Which Character had the power to render people happy or sad?

Accepted Answer

Fezziwig

Question 37

Why did Marley visit Scrooge?

Accepted Answer

to warn him

Question 38

Scrooge's famous phrase, 'bah humbug,' means what?

Accepted Answer

grumpy dislike of something

Question 39

By the time of the fourth visit, Ebenezer knows he needs to what?

Accepted Answer

change his ways

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English - A Christmas Carol

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