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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?
(a) My Lord, I leave you as a man whom in this life I shall not see again.
(b) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall not see again for seven years.
(c) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall see again as an angel.
(d) My Lord, I leave England, a land I shall not see again.

3. "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?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) The Past.
(d) Fate.

4. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?
(a) The King's palace.
(b) The Archbishop's hall.
(c) Outside the gates of the Cathedral.
(d) The Cathedral.

5. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?
(a) A new love.
(b) The English throne.
(c) A new life.
(d) His former political position.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the thought of the First Tempter: "A man will often love what he ______."

2. What does the First Priest compare the women of Canterbury to?

3. Fill in the blank: "I leave you to the pleasure of your __________, Which will have to be paid for at ______________."

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

5. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?

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