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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) Happiness.
(b) Circumstance.
(c) Peace.
(d) Time.

2. According to the Chorus, what does the Archbishop bring into Canterbury?
(a) Death.
(b) War.
(c) Joy.
(d) Wealth.

3. What does the Third Tempter believe upon his arrival?
(a) He is there to cause confusion.
(b) He is in danger.
(c) He was expected.
(d) He was unexpected.

4. Finish the thought of the First Tempter: "A man will often love what he ______."
(a) Sees.
(b) Spurns.
(c) Misses.
(d) Hates.

5. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?
(a) By becoming the Chancellor again.
(b) By killing the King.
(c) By giving his money to the people.
(d) By becoming a martyr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?

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

3. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?

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

5. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?

(see the answer key)

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