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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Third Tempter represent?
(a) English Merchants.
(b) The People of Canterbury.
(c) The King.
(d) English barons.

2. Why does Beckett believe that the local bishops would not support a power move like regaining his Chancellorship?
(a) Because the Pope excommunicated Beckett.
(b) Because the Pope would not allow it.
(c) Because he excommunicated them.
(d) Because the King would not allow it.

3. How many visitors did Beckett expect?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

4. What are the words Beckett quotes from the Bible?
(a) "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will."
(b) "God bless us, every one."
(c) "The Lord is My shepard, I shall not want; He makes me lie down in green pastures."
(d) "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

5. What character(s) opens the play with the first monologue?
(a) Thomas Becket.
(b) The Priests.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Chorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"

2. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?

3. Who does Beckett parallel himself with when he says "blood for blood?"

4. Who does the first Knight believe the audience is rooting for?

5. What is an effective speaking tool that Beckett uses in his speech?

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