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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Becket call "the springtime fancy?"
(a) Acrimony.
(b) Leave-well-alone.
(c) The impossible, the undesirable .
(d) Ceremony.

2. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?
(a) No.
(b) Peace.
(c) Stay.
(d) Wait.

3. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) Fire and water.
(b) A hammer and an anvil.
(c) A wolf and a sheep.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

4. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?
(a) By becoming the Chancellor again.
(b) By becoming a martyr.
(c) By killing the King.
(d) By giving his money to the people.

5. According to the Four Tempters, what is man's life?
(a) A cheat and a disappointment.
(b) A viscious cycle.
(c) A fleeting moment.
(d) An inconvenience to God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?

2. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"

3. In what year does Murder in the Cathedral take place?

4. What does the First Tempter tell Becket he remembers?

5. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?

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