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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?
(a) The disappearance of several girls.
(b) Brewing beer.
(c) The town burning down.
(d) A good harvest.

3. Fill in the blank: "I leave you to the pleasure of your __________, Which will have to be paid for at ______________."
(a) higher vices; higher prices.
(b) life; your strife.
(c) lies; the end.
(d) piety; reckoning.

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

5. How does the Second Tempter claim real power is purchased?
(a) At price of a certain submission.
(b) At price of an uncertain quantity.
(c) At price of his devotion to God.
(d) At price of his immortal soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"

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

3. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?

4. Why does Beckett believe we should celebrate martyrs?

5. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?

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