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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Four Tempters, what is man's life?
(a) A viscious cycle.
(b) A cheat and a disappointment.
(c) An inconvenience to God.
(d) A fleeting moment.

3. Who does Beckett parallel himself with when he says "blood for blood?"
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) St. Stephen.
(c) The Knights.
(d) The Priests.

4. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?
(a) The Birth of Christ.
(b) The Passion and Death of Christ
(c) The Miracles of Christ.
(d) The Resurrection of Christ.

5. What is the best way to define the style in which T.S. Eliot wrote the Interlude?
(a) Poetry
(b) Monologue
(c) Blank verse.
(d) Dialogue

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?

2. What is the major question the Fourth Knight asks of the audience?

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

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

5. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"

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