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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does the Second Tempter say Beckett will have power?
(a) The first to the second.
(b) The first.
(c) The last from the first.
(d) The last to the last.

2. What does the First Knight ask the audience for after they kill Beckett?
(a) Attention.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Action.
(d) Love.

3. What does the Messenger say were the last words of Thomas Becket to the King of England before the Archbishop's exile?
(a) My Lord, I leave England, a land I shall not see again.
(b) My Lord, I leave you as a man whom in this life I shall not see again.
(c) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall see again as an angel.
(d) My Lord, I leave you as a man, whom you shall not see again for seven years.

4. According to the information in the opening monologue, how many years have passed since the Archbishop has left the city?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

5. When is Holy Innocents Day?
(a) December 25th.
(b) December 26th.
(c) Deceber 29th.
(d) December 28th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of names Beckett calls out to before he dies?

2. What did the Fourth Knight call Thomas Beckett?

3. What is one thing the Third Tempter and his party want from Beckett?

4. What is the name of the First Knight?

5. What is the first action that the Second Priest wants to take to welcome the Archbishop back to Canterbury?

(see the answer key)

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