2. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?
(a) Turn the wheel.
(b) Bless them.
(c) Make peace with the King.
(d) Return to France.

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

4. Who does Becket say saved him from the wrath of his enemies?
(a) John, the Dean of Salisbury.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The King of France.
(d) King Henry II.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The wheel" is spoken of time and time again. In one instance Becket says that "Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he turns." What is the idea of a wheel supposed to symbolize?

2. What does Beckett see himself as, in reference to his definitions of martyrdom?

3. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?

4. Why does Beckett believe the thought of the angels bringing peace is strange?

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

(see the answer key)

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