Vocabulary
Scrooge
Drama/Play
Figurative Language
Christmas Trivia
100
When you have a "driving force" to do something
What is compulsion
100
What does Scrooge mean by this line from Act II, Scene 4? Spirit, this is a fearful place. In leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. Let us go!
What is "he will remember the lesson he learned"
100
What element of drama is shown in this excerpt from A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Act II, Scene 1? [SCROOGE walks cautiously to PRESENT and touches his robe. When he does, lightning flashes, thunder claps, music plays. Blackout] a. dialogue b. plot c. setting d.stage directions
What is "setting"
100
Marley was dead to begin with...dead as a door-nail. This is an example of....
What is simile
100
Every elf has this ornament on the tip of their shoes. Which ornament are we talking about?
What is bells
200
Something that is "hearable"
What is audible
200
What do you learn about Scrooge from this passage from Act II, Scene 3? PRESENT. This is the home of your employee, Mr. Scrooge. Don’t you know it? SCROOGE. Do you mean Cratchit, Spirit? Do you mean this is Cratchit’s home?
What is "he has never been there before"
200
In a novel, sections of the story are divided into chapters. In a poem, sections of the poem are called stanzas. A play is divided into Acts. Sections of an act is called?
What is scene
200
The houses opposite Scrooge and Marley were mere phantoms in the dim light. This is an example of....
What is metaphor
200
Everyone is familiar with the mistletoe tradition. What is the color of the berries of the plant?
What is white
300
Oh, good spirit, I see by your wavering hand that your good nature "intercedes" for me and pities me. What is a synonym for intercedes.
What is intervene, plead, advocate
300
In Act II, Scene 3, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, what does Christmas Present say about the fate of Tiny Tim to indicate that Scrooge’s actions can affect the outcome of events?
What is “I see a vacant seat . . . in the poor chimney corner, and a crutch without an owner.”
300
What is the place and time of the play, A Christmas Carol
What is various locations around London, Christmas time
300
The boys were in great spirits, and shouted to each other, until the broad fields were so full of merry music, that the "crisp air laughed" to hear it. This is an example of....
What is personification
300
Which is the most popular ornament used to place at the top of the Christmas tree?
What is an angel
400
He has so many children on his meager earnings! Give an antonym for meager.
What is adequate, ample, enough, generous
400
At the end of Act II, Scene 5, of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, Marley says to the audience that Scrooge “knew how to keep Christmas well.” What new traits has the character Scrooge acquired?
What is "varying answers" - kindness, caring, generous
400
What is the purpose of stage directions in the play?
What is "plays are meant to be performed, they are not spoken by characters but are used in the performance
400
The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune. This is an example of....
What is simile
400
Which was the last state in the United States that declared Christmas a legal holiday?
What is Oklahoma
500
Use the word "intercede" in a grammatically correct sentence.
What is answers vary
500
When Scrooge is visited by Christmas Future, the ghost does not speak. Why is this ghost silent?
What is "Future hasn't happened yet. Scrooge can change the future by his actions."
500
According to these stage directions who appears in this scene? [BOB CRATCHIT enters, carrying TINY TIM atop his shoulder. He wears a threadbare and fringeless comforter hanging down in front of him. TINY TIM carries small crutches and his small legs are bound in an iron frame brace.]
What is Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim
500
....nothing between a baby and a rhinoceros would have astonished him [Scrooge] very much.
What is hyperbole
500
Two of the reindeers are named after weather phenomenon. Name the reindeer.
What is Donner (thunder in German) and Blitzen (lightning in German)
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