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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?
(a) The Birth of Christ.
(b) The Miracles of Christ.
(c) The Resurrection of Christ.
(d) The Passion and Death of Christ

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

3. Fill in the blank:" ...so in Heaven the Saints are most _______, having made themselves most _______..."
(a) At peace; at war
(b) Low; high
(c) Dead; alive.
(d) High; low.

4. What does Beckett see himself as, in reference to his definitions of martyrdom?
(a) A messenger.
(b) A simple man.
(c) A brave man.
(d) An instrument of God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank: "I leave you to the pleasure of your __________, Which will have to be paid for at ______________."

2. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?

3. What is not one of the topics of Beckett's sermon in the Interlude?

4. What does Beckett claim the Fourth Tempter offers?

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

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