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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Beckett feel about martyrs?
(a) He admires them.
(b) He fears them.
(c) He is confused by them.
(d) He is apathetic about them.

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) "The Lord is My shepard, I shall not want; He makes me lie down in green pastures."
(c) "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."
(d) "God bless us, every one."

4. What is NOT one of the things that Beckett says they rejoice in?
(a) Christ coming for the salvation of men.
(b) Taking Communion.
(c) The sacrifice of Christ for our sins.
(d) The Christmas pageant.

5. What would Beckett have the congregation do?
(a) Forget his words.
(b) Remember his words.
(c) See the light.
(d) Avenge his death.

6. How does Beckett close his sermon?
(a) In Christ's name.
(b) Peace on earth, and goodwill toward men.
(c) In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
(d) God bless us, every one.

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

8. Beckett asks the congregation to think about the meaning of what word?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) God.
(c) Peace.
(d) War.

9. At what time of day does the sermon take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

10. Who is the only one who can bring Beckett peace?
(a) The Tempters..
(b) The Chorus.
(c) The Knights.
(d) God.

11. Where is the Interlude set?
(a) The King's palace.
(b) The Cathedral.
(c) The gates of the Cathedral.
(d) The Archbishop's Hall.

12. What is an effective speaking tool that Beckett uses in his speech?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Repetition.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Tears.

13. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?
(a) A wife singing to her children.
(b) Barons at peace with the King.
(c) The Pope at peace with the King.
(d) Drinking wine with a friend at a table.

14. Which Biblical story does Beckett mention?
(a) The Snake appearing to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(b) Moses parting the Red Sea.
(c) The angels appearing to the sheperds of Bethlehem on Christmas.
(d) The fall of Azrael the angel from Heaven.

15. Out of the following choices, which would be the least likely reason behind the sermon?
(a) To prepare his followers for his death.
(b) To submit to the Tempters.
(c) To help define peace for his congregation.
(d) To celebrate martyrdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Gospel does Beckett quote in the opening of his sermon?

2. What is not one of the topics of Beckett's sermon in the Interlude?

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

4. Who was NOT mentioned in Beckett's sermon?

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

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