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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?
(a) Cowardliness.
(b) Self-loathing.
(c) Pride.
(d) Laziness.
2. How does Thomas Beckett's thought end?: "If the Archbishop cannot trust the Throne/ He has good cause to trust none but _____________"
(a) His people alone.
(b) The Pope alone.
(c) God alone.
(d) Himself alone.
3. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?
(a) An old stag, circled with hounds.
(b) An old dog, circled with wolves.
(c) A young doe, circled with wolves.
(d) An old fox, circled with hounds.
4. What is the first action that the Second Priest wants to take to welcome the Archbishop back to Canterbury?
(a) Throw a celebration in his honor.
(b) Lead a prayer.
(c) Have a feast.
(d) Have the fires lit in his rooms.
5. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?
(a) Doing the right deed for the wrong reason.
(b) Doing the wrong thing for the right reason.
(c) Doing the thing you cannot do.
(d) Dying.
Short Answer Questions
1. What group of people does the Chorus consist of?
2. What is the first idea that Becket relates to his audience and what does he insist that the Chorus "know and do not know?"
3. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?
4. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?
5. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the Fourth Knight believe truly killed Thomas Becket? What is his proof that this is true?
2. What does Thomas Becket do to attempt to have a safe passage back into England?
3. Why might Becket pointedly ask the congregation to remember his words?
4. What are the tactics that Eliot writes into the speech of the Second Knight to persuade the audience to see their point of view?
5. In his address to the audience, the Third Knight claims that they are "perfectly disinterested." What does he mean?
6. Why is it that Becket believes a martyr is never an accident?
7. What is the opinion of the three priests on the subject of Becket's homecoming to Canterbury?
8. Why would Becket say this is his last sermon?
9. What is the opinion of the Messenger of the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
10. Describe how the town of Canterbury feels about Becket's return and why.
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