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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the priests eager to know once the Messenger has delivered his initial message?
(a) How much time they have before the Archbishop arrives.
(b) If the King has learned of the Archbishop's return from France.
(c) If the King and the Archbishop have made peace.
(d) Where the Archbishop is staying.

3. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Violence.
(c) Frequent Malversation.
(d) Intrigue.

4. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"
(a) God will show his wrath.
(b) Everything will be set right.
(c) HIs goose may be cooked.
(d) His fat lady will sing.

5. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?
(a) Dying.
(b) Doing the thing you cannot do.
(c) Doing the right deed for the wrong reason.
(d) Doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beckett claim the Fourth Tempter offers?

2. What does the Messenger call the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?

3. Who are the first two characters who speak of "the wheel" on separate occasions?

4. According to the Four Tempters, what is man's life?

5. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?

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