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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Third Tempter describe himself?
(a) A surly English peasant
(b) A rough, straightforward Englishman.
(c) A man who is rich in spirit
(d) A rough and angry follower of the king

2. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?
(a) Turn the wheel.
(b) Bless them.
(c) Make peace with the King.
(d) Return to France.

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

4. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?
(a) Dying.
(b) Doing the thing you cannot do.
(c) Doing the right deed for the wrong reason.
(d) Doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

5. Who states that "Power is present. Holiness hereafter?"
(a) The Second Tempter.
(b) The Fourth Tempter.
(c) Thomas Beckett.
(d) The Second Tempter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?

3. What does the Third Tempter believe upon his arrival?

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

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