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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank: "I leave you to the pleasure of your __________, Which will have to be paid for at ______________."
(a) piety; reckoning.
(b) higher vices; higher prices.
(c) lies; the end.
(d) life; your strife.

2. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?
(a) The Pope has excommunicated the King
(b) The Archbishop has left France.
(c) The Archbishop has arrived at the city.
(d) The King has ordered the execution of Thomas Becket.

3. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?
(a) To prevent a murder.
(b) To witness the events and take no action.
(c) To warn Thomas Becket.
(d) To serve the Priests of the Cathedral.

4. According to the Chorus, what does the Archbishop bring into Canterbury?
(a) Death.
(b) Joy.
(c) War.
(d) Wealth.

5. Finish the thought of the First Tempter: "A man will often love what he ______."
(a) Spurns.
(b) Misses.
(c) Hates.
(d) Sees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the priests eager to know once the Messenger has delivered his initial message?

2. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?

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

4. In what year does Murder in the Cathedral take place?

5. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?

(see the answer key)

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