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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the first two characters who speak of "the wheel" on separate occasions?
(a) The First Priest and the First Tempter.
(b) The Chorus and Thomas Becket.
(c) The First Priest and the Second Priest.
(d) The Third Priest and Thomas Becket.

2. What does the First Tempter tell Becket he remembers?
(a) The hard times of the poor.
(b) The danger he is in.
(c) His loyalty to the king.
(d) The good time past.

3. What was NOT one of the events that Becket describes in the lives of the disciples?
(a) Peace.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Travel.
(d) Imprisonment.

4. What is one way that Beckett defines peace?
(a) The people of Canterbury at peace with their fate.
(b) The Pope at peace with the King.
(c) The kingdom of England at peace with its neighbors.
(d) The entire world at peace with no war in sight.

5. What does Becket claim is the "substance of our first act?"
(a) Temptation, and the life with temptation.
(b) God and his mercy.
(c) God and his greatness.
(d) Shadows, and the strife with shadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing the Chorus asks Beckett to do?

2. What is an effective speaking tool that Beckett uses in his speech?

3. Fill in the blanks: "For who on the world will both _______ and ________ at once and for the same reason?"

4. What does Beckett call his congregation?

5. Who states that "Power is present. Holiness hereafter?"

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