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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The wheel" is spoken of time and time again. In one instance Becket says that "Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he turns." What is the idea of a wheel supposed to symbolize?
(a) Love.
(b) Fate.
(c) The Past.
(d) Death.

2. Who is the only one who can bring Beckett peace?
(a) The Knights.
(b) The Tempters..
(c) The Chorus.
(d) God.

3. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

4. What does Beckett believe about the peace that the world was promised?
(a) Nothing, he and the people of Canterbury contnue to lead mundane lives.
(b) It's frightening since there have been no angels seen since.
(c) It's strange since the world has constantly been at war.
(d) It's laughable since no one has ever felt that peace they were promised.

5. What is another way Beckett refuses to define a martyr?
(a) Someone who has lost his will to a higher one.
(b) An accident of chance.
(c) Someone both mourned and celebrated.
(d) Someone who does not desire anything for himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beckett believe we should celebrate martyrs?

2. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"

3. Who might be the least likely character to show up to Beckett's sermon?

4. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?

5. What is not one of the topics of Beckett's sermon in the Interlude?

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