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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 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 in this life I shall not see again.
(b) My Lord, I leave England, a land I shall not see again.
(c) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall see again as an angel.
(d) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall not see again for seven years.

2. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Pride.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Cowardliness.

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

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

5. What idea does the Fourth Tempter repeat that Beckett voiced on his first entrance?
(a) Life is suffering and suffering is death.
(b) Action is suffering and suffering is action.
(c) Suffering is life and life is action.
(d) Everything is suffering and suffering is everthing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not one of the things that the Tempter describes in his flashback of the "good time" Becket used to enjoy in his service to King Henry?

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

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

4. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?

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

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