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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?
(a) Rebellious bishops.
(b) Greedy merchants.
(c) King Henry II.
(d) The King of France.

2. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"
(a) Richard I.
(b) Henry II.
(c) Edward III.
(d) James I.

3. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?
(a) Wait.
(b) Stay.
(c) No.
(d) Peace.

4. What group of people does the Chorus consist of?
(a) The Ghosts of Canterbury.
(b) The Women of Canturbury.
(c) The Poor of Canterbury.
(d) The Hand of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"

2. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?

3. What idea does the Fourth Tempter repeat that Beckett voiced on his first entrance?

4. "The wheel" is spoken of time and time again. In one instance Becket says that "Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he turns." What is the idea of a wheel supposed to symbolize?

5. What character(s) opens the play with the first monologue?

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