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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What may be one of the reasons for this sermon?
(a) To make the congregation sad.
(b) To help him forgivethe King.
(c) To explain his actions to himself and his followers.
(d) To frighten his followers into submission.

2. What, according to the First Tempter, "should be more than biting Time can sever?"
(a) Friendship.
(b) Hope.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Death.

3. Finish the sentence: "I am not in danger..."
(a) "...only alone."
(b) "...only near to God."
(c) "... only near to Death."
(d) "...only near to the Void."

4. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?
(a) Peace in Heaven.
(b) Death by martyrdom.
(c) Death by crucifixion.
(d) A happy ending.

5. What is one way that Beckett defines peace?
(a) The kingdom of England at peace with its neighbors.
(b) The people of Canterbury at peace with their fate.
(c) The entire world at peace with no war in sight.
(d) The Pope at peace with the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Beckett from physical harm when he is first attacked?

2. What literary tool does T.S. Eliot use throughout the Interlude?

3. On what date does Part II take place?

4. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?

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

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