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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last word of the Interlude?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Amen.
(c) God.
(d) Peace.

2. What is another way Beckett defines peace?
(a) The setting sun.
(b) The swept hearth.
(c) The sleeping dog.
(d) The stillness of water.

3. To Beckett, what is martyrdom?
(a) It is always the design of God.
(b) It is the result of cruel men.
(c) An act of chance.
(d) It is always a request of angels.

4. Fill in the blanks: "For who on the world will both _______ and ________ at once and for the same reason?"
(a) Stay; go.
(b) Mourn; rejoice.
(c) Rejoice; weep.
(d) Laugh; weep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Beckett tell the people that he may never preach to them again?

3. Which Biblical story does Beckett mention?

4. Defined by Beckett, who was the first martyr whose sacrifice is celebrated the day after Christmas?

5. What does Beckett call his congregation?

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