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

2. What does Becket claim is the "substance of our first act?"
(a) God and his greatness.
(b) God and his mercy.
(c) Temptation, and the life with temptation.
(d) Shadows, and the strife with shadows.

3. What does the Messenger call the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A silly affair.
(b) A peaceful affair.
(c) A patched-up affair.
(d) A violent affair.

4. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"
(a) His angels.
(b) The people of the world.
(c) Beckett himself.
(d) His disciples.

5. According to the Four Tempters, what is man's life?
(a) An inconvenience to God.
(b) A fleeting moment.
(c) A cheat and a disappointment.
(d) A viscious cycle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Beckett believe we should celebrate martyrs?

3. Who was NOT mentioned in Beckett's sermon?

4. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"

5. What is another observation Beckett has about his approaching murder?

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