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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?
(a) Cowardliness.
(b) Self-loathing.
(c) Pride.
(d) Laziness.

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

3. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?
(a) The Archbishop's hall.
(b) The Cathedral.
(c) The King's palace.
(d) Outside the gates of the Cathedral.

4. What does Beckett claim the Fourth Tempter offers?
(a) Hopes that Die.
(b) Dreams to Damnation.
(c) An End to Suffering.
(d) Promises of Nothing.

5. What does Becket call "the springtime fancy?"
(a) Leave-well-alone.
(b) The impossible, the undesirable .
(c) Ceremony.
(d) Acrimony.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?

3. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?

4. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?

5. What does Becket claim is the "substance of our first act?"

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