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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?
(a) King Henry II.
(b) The King of France.
(c) Rebellious bishops.
(d) Greedy merchants.

2. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?
(a) The last to the last.
(b) The last from the first.
(c) The first.
(d) The first to the second.

3. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Frequent Malversation.
(c) Violence.
(d) Intrigue.

4. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?
(a) The disappearance of several girls.
(b) Brewing beer.
(c) A good harvest.
(d) The town burning down.

5. How does the Second Tempter claim real power is purchased?
(a) At price of his immortal soul.
(b) At price of a certain submission.
(c) At price of his devotion to God.
(d) At price of an uncertain quantity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one thing the Third Tempter and his party want from Beckett?

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?

5. In what year does Murder in the Cathedral take place?

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