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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the Second Knight, is in the English spirit?
(a) Greed.
(b) Mercy.
(c) War.
(d) Fair play.

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

3. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?
(a) A happy ending.
(b) Death by crucifixion.
(c) Death by martyrdom.
(d) Peace in Heaven.

4. What does Beckett demand of the Priests?
(a) Help him hide.
(b) Unbar the door.
(c) Bar the door.
(d) Save him.

5. What does the First Priest compare the women of Canterbury to?
(a) Chickens in a coop.
(b) Horses in the stalls.
(c) Frogs in the treetops.
(d) Worms in the belly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major point that the Third Knights wishes to relate to the audience?

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

3. What is the name of the Third Knight?

4. What characters make their first appearance in Part II?

5. What is NOT one of the things that Beckett says they rejoice in?

(see the answer key)

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