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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 Messenger call the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A silly affair.
(b) A patched-up affair.
(c) A violent affair.
(d) A peaceful affair.

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

3. Who does the Third Tempter represent?
(a) The People of Canterbury.
(b) The King.
(c) English barons.
(d) English Merchants.

4. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"
(a) God will show his wrath.
(b) Everything will be set right.
(c) HIs goose may be cooked.
(d) His fat lady will sing.

5. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Violence.
(c) Frequent Malversation.
(d) Intrigue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?

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

3. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?

4. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"

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

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