Starter quiz

  • In 'A Christmas Carol', what is the name of the redeemed hero?
    • Jacob Marley
    • Tiny Tim
    • Bob Cratchit
    • Ebeneezer Scrooge  ✓
  • In which year did Dickens deliver his speech in Manchester about the terrible attitudes of the rich towards the poor?
    • 1843  ✓
    • 1844
    • 1845
    • 1846
    • 1847
  • In 'A Christmas Carol', which spirit remains silent?
    • Marley's Ghost
    • The Ghost of Christmas Past
    • The Ghost of Christmas Present
    • The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come  ✓
  • What do we not learn from 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • the importance of social responsibility
    • the importance of human connection
    • the importance of family
    • the importance of wealth  ✓
    • that time is a gift
  • How does Scrooge respond to seeing himself as a young, neglected boy in Stave 2 of 'A Christmas Carol'?
    • He feels empathy for his former self.  ✓
    • He is disgusted by his former self.
    • He is deeply ashamed of his younger self.
    • He is angry with his former self.
  • Complete the quotation from the Ghost of Christmas Present in Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol': "The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a ______."
    • 'fortune' ✓
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