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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the reasons Beckett would allow himself to be killed?
(a) For the glory of martyrdom.
(b) To prove the King wrong.
(c) For revenge.
(d) To aid in the salvation of man.

2. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?
(a) The first.
(b) The first to the second.
(c) The last to the last.
(d) The last from the first.

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

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

5. How many visitors did Beckett expect?
(a) Four.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?

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

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

4. Where is the Interlude set?

5. What is the best way to define the style in which T.S. Eliot wrote the Interlude?

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