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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another observation Beckett has about his approaching murder?
(a) His death will shame the King.
(b) His murder will shock the world.
(c) He may not be the last martyr.
(d) He will be the first martyr of Canterbury.

2. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?
(a) By killing the King.
(b) By becoming a martyr.
(c) By becoming the Chancellor again.
(d) By giving his money to the people.

3. What are the words Beckett quotes from the Bible?
(a) "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will."
(b) "For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
(c) "The Lord is My shepard, I shall not want; He makes me lie down in green pastures."
(d) "God bless us, every one."

4. Knowing what you know about the situation Beckett is in and his character traits, what might be the most likely way to describe Beckett's state of being after his last speech to his flock?
(a) Anger.
(b) Resignation.
(c) Hopelessness.
(d) Disappointment.

5. What season does the Chorus speak of at the beginning of Part II?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beckett tell the people that he may never preach to them again?

2. Whose idea is being echoed when Beckett talks of the promise of peace being "a disappointment and a cheat?"

3. On what date does the Interlude take place?

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

5. After the first scene featuring the three Priests, the Chorus speaks again. What do they wish the Archbishop to do?

(see the answer key)

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