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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was NOT mentioned in Beckett's sermon?
(a) St. Stephen.
(b) Shepards of bethlehem.
(c) The Holy Innocents.
(d) The disciples.

3. What would be the most likely reaction of the Canterbury people that this is Beckett's last sermon?
(a) None of these.
(b) Shock and confusion.
(c) Happiness and celebration.
(d) Apathy and boredom.

4. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?
(a) The Cathedral.
(b) The King's palace.
(c) The Archbishop's hall.
(d) Outside the gates of the Cathedral.

5. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?
(a) An old fox, circled with hounds.
(b) An old dog, circled with wolves.
(c) A young doe, circled with wolves.
(d) An old stag, circled with hounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?

2. What literary tool does T.S. Eliot use throughout the Interlude?

3. How does the chorus define its time in Canterbury since the Archbishop left seven years previous?

4. Which Biblical story does Beckett mention?

5. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?

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