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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Thomas Beckett's thought end?: "If the Archbishop cannot trust the Throne/ He has good cause to trust none but _____________"
(a) The Pope alone.
(b) Himself alone.
(c) His people alone.
(d) God alone.

2. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"
(a) Richard I.
(b) Henry II.
(c) James I.
(d) Edward III.

3. What is the best way to define the style in which T.S. Eliot wrote the Interlude?
(a) Poetry
(b) Blank verse.
(c) Monologue
(d) Dialogue

4. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?
(a) King.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) Ambassador.

5. What is not one of the ways the Chorus, the priests and the Tempters describe an unexpected death?
(a) Drowning in a ditch.
(b) Attacked by dogs.
(c) Taking a shock to the skull.
(d) Slipping on a step.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"

2. How many visitors did Beckett expect?

3. Why does Beckett believe that the local bishops would not support a power move like regaining his Chancellorship?

4. In what year does the Interlude take place?

5. Which specific Canterbury martyr does Beckett ask the congregation to remember?

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