Murder in the Cathedral | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1

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

1170.

2. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?

The Archbishop's hall.

3. In what city of England does the story take place?

Canterbury.

4. What character(s) opens the play with the first monologue?

The Chorus.

5. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?

Seven.

6. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?

To witness the events and take no action.

7. What group of people does the Chorus consist of?

The Women of Canturbury.

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

Henry II.

9. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"

Intrigue.

10. What important message...
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