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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 structure of the dialogue change during Becket's first temptation?
(a) All of the characters other than Beckett fall silent.
(b) The First Tempter speaks in verse.
(c) All of the characters speak in riddles.
(d) The play becomes one monologue.

2. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?
(a) His former political position.
(b) A new love.
(c) The English throne.
(d) A new life.

3. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A hammer and an anvil.
(b) A wolf and a sheep.
(c) Fire and water.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

4. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?
(a) By becoming a martyr.
(b) By giving his money to the people.
(c) By becoming the Chancellor again.
(d) By killing the King.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?

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

4. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?

5. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?

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