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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) Low; high
(b) At peace; at war
(c) Dead; alive.
(d) High; low.

2. How does the structure of the dialogue change during Becket's first temptation?
(a) The First Tempter speaks in verse.
(b) The play becomes one monologue.
(c) All of the characters speak in riddles.
(d) All of the characters other than Beckett fall silent.

3. What is an effective speaking tool that Beckett uses in his speech?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Tears.

4. 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?
(a) Spring melting the winter ice.
(b) Fires devouring the winter season.
(c) Fluting in the meadows.
(d) Singing at nightfall.

5. Who was NOT mentioned in Beckett's sermon?
(a) St. Stephen.
(b) The disciples.
(c) The Holy Innocents.
(d) Shepards of bethlehem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why might the public react this way?

3. Who states that "Power is present. Holiness hereafter?"

4. How does Beckett feel about martyrs?

5. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"

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