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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Interlude set?
(a) The King's palace.
(b) The gates of the Cathedral.
(c) The Archbishop's Hall.
(d) The Cathedral.

2. Who or what does Beckett say has final word over the King?
(a) The law of the Archbishop.
(b) No one has final word over the King.
(c) The law of the church.
(d) The law of England.

3. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Frequent Malversation.
(c) Intrigue.
(d) Violence.

4. What does Beckett believe about the peace that the world was promised?
(a) Nothing, he and the people of Canterbury contnue to lead mundane lives.
(b) It's frightening since there have been no angels seen since.
(c) It's strange since the world has constantly been at war.
(d) It's laughable since no one has ever felt that peace they were promised.

5. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?
(a) The King has ordered the execution of Thomas Becket.
(b) The Archbishop has left France.
(c) The Archbishop has arrived at the city.
(d) The Pope has excommunicated the King

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the First Knight respond when the First Priest offers them dinner?

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

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

4. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?

5. What is not one of the things the Knights ask Thomas Beckett to do?

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