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Froggy Jumps Dickens & Macbeth: Moral Mirrors QuizOnline version Literary themes in Dickens and Macbeth. by Sophie Jones 1 1. Dickens writes that Scrooge’s features were “shrivelled, and his cold eye made his thin lips blue.” What is Dickens using here to present Scrooge? a A) Symbolism of moral and physical decay b B) Physiognomy — outward appearance reflecting inner corruption c C) Hyperbole to evoke pity for Scrooge 2 2. “Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it.” — What deeper idea does this line convey? a A) Scrooge’s preference for isolation and emotional poverty b B) Scrooge’s fear of the supernatural c C) His rejection of modern technology 3 3. Why does Dickens have the Ghost of Christmas Present age visibly during the visit? a C) To remind readers that generosity and goodwill are fleeting if neglected b A) To symbolise time passing quickly at Christmas c B) To highlight Dickens’s fascination with supernatural decay 4 4. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.” — How do these allegorical children reinforce Dickens’s purpose? a B) They symbolise Scrooge’s lost childhood b A) They expose the dangers of neglecting the poor in industrial society c C) They represent Dickens’s own family struggles 5 5. “Scrooge was better than his word.” — Why is this line significant in the novella’s structure? a B) It completes the circular narrative, showing redemption through action b C) It foreshadows Marley’s second visit c A) It undercuts Scrooge’s earlier vows 6 6. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come “answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.” — What’s the effect of this silence? a C) It heightens Scrooge’s pity for others b B) It reflects judgment and inevitability, leaving Scrooge to interpret moral meaning c A) It represents divine mercy 7 7. “A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” — What literary technique is Dickens using? a B) Asyndetic listing and alliteration to emphasise greed’s intensity b A) Anaphora c C) Metonymy for capitalism 8 8. “The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.” — What social message is conveyed through this line about Fezziwig? a C) It mocks Scrooge’s business ethics b B) Dickens idealises the upper class c A) True generosity transcends wealth; morality defines value 9 9. When Scrooge “begged like a boy to stay” with the Ghost of Christmas Present, Dickens is using— a C) Both — childlike imagery signalling moral renewal and emotional vulnerability b B) A metaphor for rebirth c A) A simile showing regression into joy 10 10. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843 partly in response to— a C) Personal bankruptcy after writing Oliver Twist b B) The rise of secularism in Victorian England c A) Industrial poverty and the 1834 Poor Law 11 11. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” — How does this paradox anticipate the play’s moral landscape? a A) It blurs ethical boundaries, foreshadowing moral inversion and deceptive appearances b B) It predicts the witches’ downfall c C) It establishes Macbeth’s courage 12 12. “Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.” — What is revealed about Macbeth here? a B) His denial of personal responsibility b A) His awareness that ambition can be self-destructive c C) His acceptance of fate 13 13. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent.” — What does this metaphor convey? a A) Macbeth lacks just cause for murder, driven only by ambition b B) Macbeth intends to delay his crime c C) Macbeth’s fear of divine punishment 14 14. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” — What theme is reinforced? a A) The futility of deception b B) The duplicity required for ambition to succeed c C) The natural order restored 15 15. “There’s daggers in men’s smiles.” — What does Donalbain imply? a C) That Banquo is plotting revenge b B) That Macbeth’s guilt is public c A) That deceit hides treachery; appearances cannot be trusted 16 16. “Thou canst not say I did it: never shake / Thy gory locks at me.” — What does this outburst reveal about Macbeth’s psyche? a C) He suspects Lady Macbeth of betrayal b A) His guilt manifests as hallucination, suggesting a fractured mind c B) He is justifying his violence 17 17. “By the pricking of my thumbs, / Something wicked this way comes.” — What’s ironic about this line? a C) It introduces divine punishment b A) The witches, embodiments of wickedness, call Macbeth “something wicked” c B) It foreshadows Banquo’s ghost 18 18. “Out, out, brief candle!” — What symbolic meaning does candle carry here? a A) Hope for salvation b C) The light of justice approaching c B) The fragility and impermanence of life 19 19. “All great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” — What is Shakespeare illustrating through this hyperbole? a C) The futility of violence b B) Macbeth’s religious defiance c A) Guilt so immense that nature itself cannot cleanse it 20 20. “Unseam’d him from the nave to th’ chops.” — How does this violent image from the opening battle serve the play? a C) It symbolises Scotland’s unity b A) It foreshadows Macbeth’s own death and introduces the motif of blood and brutality c B) It shows Banquo’s loyalty

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1. Dickens writes that Scrooge’s features were “shrivelled, and his cold eye made his thin lips blue.” What is Dickens using here to present Scrooge?

2. “Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it.” — What deeper idea does this line convey?

3. Why does Dickens have the Ghost of Christmas Present age visibly during the visit?

4. “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want.” — How do these allegorical children reinforce Dickens’s purpose?

5. “Scrooge was better than his word.” — Why is this line significant in the novella’s structure?

6. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come “answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.” — What’s the effect of this silence?

7. “A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” — What literary technique is Dickens using?

8. “The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.” — What social message is conveyed through this line about Fezziwig?

9. When Scrooge “begged like a boy to stay” with the Ghost of Christmas Present, Dickens is using—

10. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843 partly in response to—

11. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” — How does this paradox anticipate the play’s moral landscape?

12. “Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other.” — What is revealed about Macbeth here?

13. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent.” — What does this metaphor convey?

14. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” — What theme is reinforced?

15. “There’s daggers in men’s smiles.” — What does Donalbain imply?

16. “Thou canst not say I did it: never shake / Thy gory locks at me.” — What does this outburst reveal about Macbeth’s psyche?

17. “By the pricking of my thumbs, / Something wicked this way comes.” — What’s ironic about this line?

18. “Out, out, brief candle!” — What symbolic meaning does candle carry here?

19. “All great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” — What is Shakespeare illustrating through this hyperbole?

20. “Unseam’d him from the nave to th’ chops.” — How does this violent image from the opening battle serve the play?