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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?
(a) King.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Chancellor.
(d) Ambassador.

2. What is one thing the Third Tempter and his party want from Beckett?
(a) Money.
(b) Happiness for the People of England.
(c) Favor from the Church.
(d) The blessing of God.

3. What does the Messenger call the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A patched-up affair.
(b) A violent affair.
(c) A silly affair.
(d) A peaceful affair.

4. How does the Third Tempter describe himself?
(a) A rough, straightforward Englishman.
(b) A surly English peasant
(c) A man who is rich in spirit
(d) A rough and angry follower of the king

5. Fill in the blank: "I leave you to the pleasure of your __________, Which will have to be paid for at ______________."
(a) lies; the end.
(b) piety; reckoning.
(c) life; your strife.
(d) higher vices; higher prices.

6. Why is the fourth visitor the most successful Tempter?
(a) He helps Beckett find peace.
(b) He voices Beckett's own desires.
(c) He makes peace between Beckett and the King.
(d) He represents the people.

7. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?
(a) Pride.
(b) Self-loathing.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Cowardliness.

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

9. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?
(a) To warn Thomas Becket.
(b) To prevent a murder.
(c) To witness the events and take no action.
(d) To serve the Priests of the Cathedral.

10. What is it that the Second Tempter offers Becket?
(a) A new love.
(b) A new life.
(c) His former political position.
(d) The English throne.

11. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?
(a) No.
(b) Wait.
(c) Stay.
(d) Peace.

12. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) Fire and water.
(b) A hammer and an anvil.
(c) A wolf and a sheep.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

13. What group of people does the Chorus consist of?
(a) The Ghosts of Canterbury.
(b) The Hand of God.
(c) The Women of Canturbury.
(d) The Poor of Canterbury.

14. According to the Third Tempter, what does friendship depend upon?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Time.
(c) Peace.
(d) Circumstance.

15. What are the priests eager to know once the Messenger has delivered his initial message?
(a) Where the Archbishop is staying.
(b) If the King and the Archbishop have made peace.
(c) If the King has learned of the Archbishop's return from France.
(d) How much time they have before the Archbishop arrives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One, where does the action of the play take place?

2. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?

3. How does the Fourth Tempter claim Beckett can have ultimate glory and power over the King of England?

4. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?

5. How does the Chorus describe itself?

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