Starter quiz

  • In which stave of 'A Christmas Carol' does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come visit Scrooge?
    • Stave 1
    • Stave 3
    • Stave 4  ✓
    • Stave 2
    • Stave 5
  • In 'A Christmas Carol', which of the following are aspects of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come's appearance?
    • Long, muscular arms.
    • Jolly giant.
    • Clear, bright jet of light emanating from head.
    • Draped and hooded in black robe.  ✓
    • Outstretched and pointing hand.  ✓
  • In Stave 4 of ' A Christmas Carol', when Scrooge sees his own gravestone, he asks the phantom: "Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that ______ be, only?”
    • 'May' ✓
  • In Stave 4 of 'A Christmas Carol', Scrooge witnesses the relief of a young couple, who have learned that somebody significant to their lives has died. Why are the young couple relieved and thankful?
    • They are deeply immoral characters who do not care for human life.
    • They are a wealthy couple who will inherit the dead man's money.
    • They owed the dead man money.  ✓
    • They despised the dead man and had been wishing him dead for some time.
  • Which of the following is the most accurate description of "spiritual judgment"?
    • The idea that every person is born with good and evil within them.
    • The idea that when a person dies, their spirit will live on forever.
    • When a person is born, a higher power decides if they will be good or evil.
    • When a person dies, they will be judged and either punished or rewarded as such.  ✓
  • Match the quotation from Stave 4 of 'A Christmas Carol' up to the character who said it.
    • The young woman in the couple
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      “To whom will our debt be transferred?” ✓
    • Scrooge
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      "I shall not leave its lesson, trust me." ✓
    • The charwoman
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      "Every person has a right to take care of themselves." ✓
    • A businessman
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      “Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey.” ✓
    • Bob Cratchit
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      "My little, little child! ...My little child!” ✓
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