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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another way Beckett refuses to define a martyr?
(a) Someone who has lost his will to a higher one.
(b) Someone who does not desire anything for himself.
(c) Someone both mourned and celebrated.
(d) An accident of chance.

2. Where is the Interlude set?
(a) The gates of the Cathedral.
(b) The King's palace.
(c) The Archbishop's Hall.
(d) The Cathedral.

3. Why does Beckett believe that the local bishops would not support a power move like regaining his Chancellorship?
(a) Because the King would not allow it.
(b) Because the Pope excommunicated Beckett.
(c) Because he excommunicated them.
(d) Because the Pope would not allow it.

4. At what time of day does the sermon take place?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Evening.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Morning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who might be the least likely character to show up to Beckett's sermon?

2. What is the last word of the Interlude?

3. Fill in the blanks: "For who on the world will both _______ and ________ at once and for the same reason?"

4. Finish the thought of the First Tempter: "A man will often love what he ______."

5. Whose words and ideas does Beckett NOT reference in his sermon?

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