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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the words Beckett quotes from the Bible?
(a) "God bless us, every one."
(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) "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will."
(d) "The Lord is My shepard, I shall not want; He makes me lie down in green pastures."

2. From what Gospel does Beckett quote in the opening of his sermon?
(a) Luke
(b) Michael
(c) Genesis
(d) John

3. Why does Beckett believe the thought of the angels bringing peace is strange?
(a) The world has been struck by war.
(b) The world was already a happy place.
(c) The angels ceased to appear
(d) No one listened to them.

4. In the opening of the Interlude, how does Beckett describe his sermon to the audience?
(a) Short.
(b) Important.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Sad.

5. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?
(a) The Birth of Christ.
(b) The Passion and Death of Christ
(c) The Resurrection of Christ.
(d) The Miracles of Christ.

6. What does Beckett see himself as, in reference to his definitions of martyrdom?
(a) A brave man.
(b) A messenger.
(c) An instrument of God.
(d) A simple man.

7. What is one way that Beckett defines peace?
(a) The entire world at peace with no war in sight.
(b) The people of Canterbury at peace with their fate.
(c) The Pope at peace with the King.
(d) The kingdom of England at peace with its neighbors.

8. What is the best way to describe what Beckett seems to feel for his congregation?
(a) Pity.
(b) Love.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Wonder.

9. What does Beckett ask the audience to remember about Christmas mass?
(a) The love of God.
(b) The hope and peace it offers.
(c) Its meaning and mystery.
(d) Its sadness and greatness.

10. Why does Beckett tell the people that he may never preach to them again?
(a) He believes he will be murdered soon.
(b) He is out of ideas.
(c) He is too sad to speak any more.
(d) He doesn't want to give them false hope.

11. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?
(a) A happy ending.
(b) Death by martyrdom.
(c) Death by crucifixion.
(d) Peace in Heaven.

12. What literary tool does T.S. Eliot use throughout the Interlude?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Free verse.
(d) String of consciousness.

13. Defined by Beckett, who was the first martyr whose sacrifice is celebrated the day after Christmas?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mary.
(d) John the Baptist.

14. Whose words and ideas does Beckett NOT reference in his sermon?
(a) God's angels.
(b) The Four Tempters.
(c) God.
(d) The Three Priests.

15. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?
(a) Someone killed for the glory of God.
(b) An instrument of God.
(c) A Christian killed because he is a Christian.
(d) A man given peace by God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another way Beckett defines peace?

2. How does Beckett feel about martyrs?

3. What is another way Beckett refuses to define a martyr?

4. Why might the public react this way?

5. What might be the purpose of the Interlude?

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