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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT an adjective you might use to define Beckett's sermon?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Accepting.
(d) Ominous.

2. What does Beckett call his congregation?
(a) God's worshippers.
(b) Beloved children.
(c) My dearest flock.
(d) Dear children of God..

3. To Beckett, what is martyrdom?
(a) An act of chance.
(b) It is the result of cruel men.
(c) It is always a request of angels.
(d) It is always the design of God.

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

5. What literary tool does T.S. Eliot use throughout the Interlude?
(a) Free verse.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) String of consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Becket call "the springtime fancy?"

2. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?

3. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?

4. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?

5. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"

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