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Famous Quotes - "A Christmas Carol"

One of the most frequently told and presented stories during December, Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" contains many often repeated lines.

Quiz ID:	#18918
Fun:	(2.81)
Difficulty:	(1.33)
Category:	Literature
Created By:	empy

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#1 Ebenezer Scrooge tells the ghost of Jacob Marley, "There's more of __________ about you, whatever you are!"

Cheese than of crackers
Gravy than of grave
Ham than of Hamlet
Goulash than of ghoul

#2 In "A Christmas Carol", who says, "It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death"?

The Ghost of Christmas Present
Tiny Tim
Jacob Marley
Belle

#3 "I wear the chain I forged in life," says the ghost of Jacob Marley. How does he describe Scrooge's chain?

It was full as heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago.
It is a heavy monster, wrapped tightly about Scrooge's neck.
It is a measly thing made out of tiny links of pure gold.
It is a shameful creation that weighs you down. Should you jump in even a puddle of water, the chain would drag you so far down that your head would never again break the surface.

#4 What does Scrooge tell the Ghost of Christmas Past as the spirit moves toward the window?

I am mortal and liable to fall.
The view is not what it once was.
Close the curtains, a draft is getting in.
From here you can see more than a dozen stars.

#5 Who tells Scrooge, "Our contract is an old one. It was made when we were both poor and content to be so, until, in good season, we could improve our worldly fortune by our patient industry. You are changed. When it was made, you were another man"?

Mr. Fezziwig
Scrooge's sister
Jacob Marley
Scrooge's fiancée

#6 "I told you these were shadows of the things that have been," the Ghost of Christmas Past tells Scrooge. "That they are what they are, do not __________ me!"

Hurt
Blame
Turn from
Yell at

#7 How does the Ghost of Christmas Present greet Scrooge?

Welcome to festivity!
Come in! Come in, and know me better, man.
Hello! Could you unlock the door?
Merry Christmas!

#8 Whom does Bob Cratchit describe as being "as good as gold and better"?

Tiny Tim
The pigeons resting above the church
Mrs. Cratchit
Ebenezer Scrooge

#9 Who says, "He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see"?

Ebenezer Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Bob Cratchit
The Ghost of Christmas Present

#10 When Scrooge asks for assurance that Tiny Tim will live, the Ghost of Christmas Present answers, "I see __________."

A small, simple gravestone engraved with the name of a young child
Only sorrow and despair for the Cratchits
A family racked with grief and swallowed by poverty
A vacant seat in the poor chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved

#11 Who objects when Bob Crachit says, "I'll give you Mr. Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast"?

Mrs. Cratchit
Tiny Tim
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Ghost of Christmas Present

#12 The Ghost of Christmas Present tells Scrooge, "This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware ________, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased."

Their older brother, Need
Them both
This boy
The ghost's wrath for their suffering

#13 As Scrooge's colleagues discuss his death, one says, "I don't mind going if __________ is provided."

A lunch
A pair of gloves
A coach
A little warmth

#14 Shortly before looking at his own gravestone, what does Scrooge ask the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

Huh?
Is this snow or are you using potato flakes, like movie makers?
Please, can't I have a second chance?
Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?

#15 What question does Scrooge ask a boy running by?

Is it Easter yet?
Where is your hat, young man?
Has Christmas passed yet?
What's to-day?

#16 Scrooge asks the boy outside about a turkey hanging in the poulterer's window. How does the boy describe the bird?

The one as big as me?
The one with the wings and head still attached?
The big yellow one?
The one twice as big as the dog?

#17 The day after Christmas, how does Scrooge greet Bob Cratchit as the clerk shows up late for work?

Buy some more coal, Cratchit. It's cold in here.
You're fired!
Do you have any idea what time it is?
What do you mean by coming here at this time of day?

#18 Fill in the blank: "Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was __________. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew..."

A great uncle
An excellent master
A second father
A good friend

#19 Fill in the blank: "It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if __________. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!"

He could just stay out of the punch bowl
Such a thing is possible
You can believe it
Any man alive possessed the knowledge

#20 The story ends by saying, "And so, as Tiny Tim observed, __________!"

It might be pleasant to people to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see
God Bless Us, Every One
Speak comfort to me
Mankind was my business

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juicepitt

posted 326 days ago

Very Cool Quiz, Got 100%
Knew this better than I thought!

Leslie62

posted 326 days ago

Great quiz empy!! I really enjoyed digging in my memory as bad as it is and finding the answers!! LOL But empy did a really good job with the whole quiz. I hope you will do some more.

Zinovia

posted 326 days ago

It's been a while since I read the original. So many movies, so many alterations! Still, 18/20 isn't bad! Good job!

bradon182001

posted 326 days ago

Nice quiz, but it only proved how much I've forgotten about this story. I will surely have to read it once again. Thanks for posting.

mepg

posted 326 days ago

Great quiz well written and thought out You mst have spent hours researching information

RustyBucket

posted 326 days ago

An A+. My uncle and I read this every Christmas until I got married. I also watch at least 2 versions of it every year. Between my own and my mom's collection, I think we have every one. Great quiz and was a lot of fun.

Shadows

posted 326 days ago

B-. I should have remembered it from proofreading, but I didn't. Rats. Oh well, it was a nice quiz, and lots of fun. Good job!

avonma

posted 325 days ago

B+
I really thought I'd do better, but apparently I'm not very good at details.
I love the story, and have seen it several times...

Golly

posted 325 days ago

A+. My favorite version is the Muppets' Christmas Carol.

UptheHill

posted 325 days ago

rogue58

posted 325 days ago

Great quiz. Not only did I watch the movie with Alistair Sims about EVERY Christmas as a kid. i would read the story as well. Oh those were the days!!

DewlannaSolo

posted 325 days ago

My favorite version is the one where Rich Little plays ALL the parts as famous people. He plays Bob Cratchit as Johnny Carson, Marley's Ghost is Richard Nixon. My favorite to Mrs. Cratchit, played as Edith bunker. I's a hoot.......if you are old enough to know all the people Rich Little is doing impressions of.

BobbyL

posted 325 days ago

B- 14 out of 20 Bah Humbug!!!!

Tippie

posted 325 days ago

B- for me. I am since this is my very favorite Christmas story. I usually only watch the 1938 version starring Reginald Owen and since it is only a little over an hour it does leave out the fiancee' and a few other scenes. I like this version since it seems like you are really there in old Londontowne.

b-ama

posted 322 days ago

19/1...i got number 17 wrong...i like this story...very nice to watch for xmas...HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE...

unklemyke

posted 317 days ago

A plague upon ALL movie versions of this tale! It should ONLY be read, preferably read aloud, in front of a crackling fireplace, after a love-soaked Christmas Dinner. All of the listeners should have a hot cup of Smoking Bishop in hand and a loved one cuddled near, a Christmas tree, well decorated, somewhere in the room, the scent of evergreens and spices, mingling with the aromas of goose, or turkey, or ham, and all the other good things of Christmas. Then let the old words of Charles Dickens roll out, evoking Victorian London and all the wonder ofChristmas Past, Present, and Future! What a way to lighten the turning of one year to the next!
Thanks, empy, for reminding us of this classic! Great Quiz

unklemyke

posted 317 days ago

P.S. - For a great rendering of this tale, check out http://www.stormfax.com/5dickens.htm

And for a great recipe for Smoking Bishop, http://www.stormfax.com/bishop.htm - I'll raise a glass to your Very Good Health!

Cheers! - And Merry Christmas

babs253

posted 302 days ago

I watch the DVD every Christmas, love it

lushus1

posted 161 days ago

wow 18/20 i am suprised. A good quiz!

MarcM1098

posted 61 days ago

BQE- you did a good job covering the whole book in one quiz!

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Famous Quotes - "A Christmas Carol"

#1 Ebenezer Scrooge tells the ghost of Jacob Marley, "There's more of __________ about you, whatever you are!"

#2 In "A Christmas Carol", who says, "It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide; and if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death"?

#3 "I wear the chain I forged in life," says the ghost of Jacob Marley. How does he describe Scrooge's chain?

#4 What does Scrooge tell the Ghost of Christmas Past as the spirit moves toward the window?

#5 Who tells Scrooge, "Our contract is an old one. It was made when we were both poor and content to be so, until, in good season, we could improve our worldly fortune by our patient industry. You are changed. When it was made, you were another man"?

#6 "I told you these were shadows of the things that have been," the Ghost of Christmas Past tells Scrooge. "That they are what they are, do not __________ me!"

#7 How does the Ghost of Christmas Present greet Scrooge?

#8 Whom does Bob Cratchit describe as being "as good as gold and better"?

#9 Who says, "He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see"?

#10 When Scrooge asks for assurance that Tiny Tim will live, the Ghost of Christmas Present answers, "I see __________."

#11 Who objects when Bob Crachit says, "I'll give you Mr. Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast"?

#12 The Ghost of Christmas Present tells Scrooge, "This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware ________, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased."

#13 As Scrooge's colleagues discuss his death, one says, "I don't mind going if __________ is provided."

#14 Shortly before looking at his own gravestone, what does Scrooge ask the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

#15 What question does Scrooge ask a boy running by?

#16 Scrooge asks the boy outside about a turkey hanging in the poulterer's window. How does the boy describe the bird?

#17 The day after Christmas, how does Scrooge greet Bob Cratchit as the clerk shows up late for work?

#18 Fill in the blank: "Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was __________. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew..."

#19 Fill in the blank: "It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if __________. May that be truly said of us, and all of us!"

#20 The story ends by saying, "And so, as Tiny Tim observed, __________!"

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