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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beckett asks the congregation to think about the meaning of what word?
(a) Peace.
(b) War.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) God.

2. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?
(a) Turn the wheel.
(b) Bless them.
(c) Return to France.
(d) Make peace with the King.

3. Who states that "Power is present. Holiness hereafter?"
(a) The Second Tempter.
(b) The Fourth Tempter.
(c) The Second Tempter.
(d) Thomas Beckett.

4. What does the First Tempter tell Becket he remembers?
(a) The hard times of the poor.
(b) The danger he is in.
(c) His loyalty to the king.
(d) The good time past.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the First Priest compare the women of Canterbury to?

2. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?

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

4. When will the First Tempter remember Becket?

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

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