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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last word of the Interlude?
(a) Amen.
(b) God.
(c) Peace.
(d) Canterbury.

2. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) Fire and water.
(b) A wolf and a sheep.
(c) A hammer and an anvil.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

3. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?
(a) To instill the fear of God .
(b) To show the audience how unwilling Beckett is concerning his fate.
(c) To allow the audience a break .
(d) To prepare the audience for the events of Part II.

4. What, according to the First Tempter, "should be more than biting Time can sever?"
(a) Death.
(b) Hope.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Loyalty.

5. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?
(a) A Christian killed because he is a Christian.
(b) Someone killed for the glory of God.
(c) A man given peace by God.
(d) An instrument of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the words Beckett quotes from the Bible?

2. Knowing what you know about the situation Beckett is in and his character traits, what might be the most likely way to describe Beckett's state of being after his last speech to his flock?

3. In what year does the Interlude take place?

4. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"

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

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