1. What does Beckett call his congregation?
(a) Dear children of God..
(b) Beloved children.
(c) My dearest flock.
(d) God's worshippers.

2. What are the Priests doing when they enter?
(a) Singing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Dancing.

3. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?
(a) To allow the audience a break .
(b) To instill the fear of God .
(c) To prepare the audience for the events of Part II.
(d) To show the audience how unwilling Beckett is concerning his fate.

4. According to the Chorus, what does the Archbishop bring into Canterbury?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Joy.
(c) War.
(d) Death.

5. What is the name of the Third Knight?
(a) Richard Brito.
(b) William de Traci.
(c) Hugh de Morville.
(d) Reginald Fitz Urse.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The wheel" is spoken of time and time again. In one instance Becket says that "Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he turns." What is the idea of a wheel supposed to symbolize?

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

3. How does the structure of the dialogue change during Becket's first temptation?

4. What is the last thing that the Chorus asks from God?

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

(see the answer key)

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