Questions › Chapter 4: A modern, thriving society
True or false: In everyday speech, calling someone 'a Mr Micawber', after the Dickens character, means they are mean with money.
- ATrue
- BFalseRight answer
Answer: False
False. Mr Micawber stands for someone who is always hopeful. The Dickens character whose name means a mean person is Scrooge.
From chapter 4 of the handbook, "A modern, thriving society", section "Arts and culture". Practice question 404 of 651, written in our own words.