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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Third Tempter, what does friendship depend upon?
(a) Circumstance.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Time.

3. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?
(a) An old dog, circled with wolves.
(b) An old fox, circled with hounds.
(c) An old stag, circled with hounds.
(d) A young doe, circled with wolves.

4. How does the Chorus describe itself?
(a) Representative of all people of Canterbury.
(b) Small folk.
(c) Poor folk.
(d) Lonely folk.

5. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?
(a) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall not see again for seven years.
(b) My Lord, I leave you as a man whom in this life I shall not see again.
(c) My Lord, I leave England, a land I shall not see again.
(d) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall see again as an angel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first action that the Second Priest wants to take to welcome the Archbishop back to Canterbury?

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

4. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?

5. Why is the fourth visitor the most successful Tempter?

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