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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?
(a) Fear.
(b) Apprehension.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Enthusiasm.

2. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A wolf and a sheep.
(b) A hammer and an anvil.
(c) Fire and water.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

3. How does Thomas Beckett's thought end?: "If the Archbishop cannot trust the Throne/ He has good cause to trust none but _____________"
(a) God alone.
(b) The Pope alone.
(c) His people alone.
(d) Himself alone.

4. What does the First Priest compare the women of Canterbury to?
(a) Horses in the stalls.
(b) Worms in the belly.
(c) Frogs in the treetops.
(d) Chickens in a coop.

5. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Becket call "the springtime fancy?"

3. How does the Chorus describe itself?

4. When will the First Tempter remember Becket?

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

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