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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?
(a) A new love.
(b) The English throne.
(c) His former political position.
(d) A new life.

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

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

4. Why might the public react this way?
(a) They hate the dictator Archbishop.
(b) They have great love and loyalty for Thomas Beckett.
(c) They don't care what happens to Thomas Beckett.
(d) They hate the English King.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?

2. What, according to Beckett, is reenacted during Mass?

3. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?

4. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?

5. Looking at the clues in the Interlude, which Tempter proved to be the most successful?

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