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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank:" ...so in Heaven the Saints are most _______, having made themselves most _______..."
(a) Dead; alive.
(b) Low; high
(c) At peace; at war
(d) High; low.

2. According to the Third Tempter, what does friendship depend upon?
(a) Time.
(b) Peace.
(c) Circumstance.
(d) Happiness.

3. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?
(a) An old fox, circled with hounds.
(b) A young doe, circled with wolves.
(c) An old dog, circled with wolves.
(d) An old stag, circled with hounds.

4. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?
(a) The Pope at peace with the King.
(b) Drinking wine with a friend at a table.
(c) A wife singing to her children.
(d) Barons at peace with the King.

5. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?
(a) Ambassador.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) King.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the structure of the dialogue change during Becket's first temptation?

3. How does the Second Tempter claim real power is purchased?

4. Who is the only one who can bring Beckett peace?

5. What is not one of the things that the Tempter describes in his flashback of the "good time" Becket used to enjoy in his service to King Henry?

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