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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who might be the least likely character to show up to Beckett's sermon?
(a) The Tempters.
(b) The Priests.
(c) Thomas Beckett.
(d) The Chorus..

2. Which specific Canterbury martyr does Beckett ask the congregation to remember?
(a) Archbishop Beckett.
(b) St. John the Apostle.
(c) John the Baptist.
(d) Archbishop Elphage.

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

4. How does the chorus define its time in Canterbury since the Archbishop left seven years previous?
(a) Living and partly dying.
(b) Living and partly suffering.
(c) Living and partly living.
(d) Dying and partly dying.

5. Why is the fourth visitor the most successful Tempter?
(a) He voices Beckett's own desires.
(b) He represents the people.
(c) He helps Beckett find peace.
(d) He makes peace between Beckett and the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beckett ask the audience to remember about Christmas mass?

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

3. What does the First Tempter tell Becket he remembers?

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

5. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?

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