Starter quiz

  • How many spirits visit Scrooge over the course of the novella 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • 5
    • 4  ✓
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
  • Which of the following is not a fear of Scrooge's in 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • fear of abandonment
    • fear of judgement
    • fear of wealth  ✓
    • fear of not leaving a legacy after death
    • fear of poverty
  • Complete the quotation from Stave 5 of 'A Christmas Carol': "I will ______ Christmas in my heart..."
    • 'honour' ✓
  • Complete the sentence: In 'A Christmas Carol', Scrooge embodies ______ ideology. Dickens uses Scrooge to criticise this ideology and its devastating impact upon society.
    • 'Malthusian' ✓
  • What does 'to evaluate' mean?
    • to be able to explain something effectively
    • to examine something from a single perspective
    • to examine a quotation, looking for layers of meaning
    • to weigh up the success of something by considering how effective it has been  ✓
    • to make a quick decision between two options as to which is best
  • Starting with the first, put the following events from 'A Christmas Carol' in chronological order.
    • 1
      Marley's ghost visits Scrooge and tells him that he will be visited by 3 ghosts
    • 2
      We see significant moments from Scrooge's past to understand where he went wrong
    • 3
      We witness Christmas all around the world, including at Bob's house and Fred's
    • 4
      We meet the characters Ignorance and Want, who embody Dickens' fears for society
    • 5
      We hear of the death of an anonymous dead man, who later turns out to be Scrooge
    • 6
      Scrooge repents for his sins and vows to heed the spirits' messages
    • 7
      Scrooge buys the Cratchits the prize turkey and becomes a moral citizen
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