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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might the public react this way?
(a) They don't care what happens to Thomas Beckett.
(b) They have great love and loyalty for Thomas Beckett.
(c) They hate the dictator Archbishop.
(d) They hate the English King.

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

3. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?
(a) A Christian killed because he is a Christian.
(b) An instrument of God.
(c) A man given peace by God.
(d) Someone killed for the glory of God.

4. What does the Chorus continue to reference in the speech that begins, "I have smelt them, the death-bringers..."
(a) The four seasons.
(b) The years ahead.
(c) The five senses.
(d) The seven days of the week.

5. In what city of England does the story take place?
(a) York.
(b) London.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Canterbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Four Tempters, what is man's life?

2. What does the Fourth Knight believe was the cause of Beckett's death?

3. Who is the leader of the group?

4. What is one of the reasons Beckett would allow himself to be killed?

5. According to the Third Tempter, what does friendship depend upon?

(see the answer key)

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