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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which specific Canterbury martyr does Beckett ask the congregation to remember?
(a) Archbishop Beckett.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) St. John the Apostle.
(d) Archbishop Elphage.

5. What is another way Beckett defines peace?
(a) The setting sun.
(b) The swept hearth.
(c) The sleeping dog.
(d) The stillness of water.

6. What is another way Beckett refuses to define a martyr?
(a) Someone both mourned and celebrated.
(b) Someone who has lost his will to a higher one.
(c) An accident of chance.
(d) Someone who does not desire anything for himself.

7. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"
(a) Beckett himself.
(b) The people of the world.
(c) His angels.
(d) His disciples.

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

9. What is one of the reasons Beckett would allow himself to be killed?
(a) For the glory of martyrdom.
(b) For revenge.
(c) To aid in the salvation of man.
(d) To prove the King wrong.

10. What is not one of the topics of Beckett's sermon in the Interlude?
(a) The meaning of Christmas.
(b) Temptation.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Peace.

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

12. In what year does the Interlude take place?
(a) 1007.
(b) 1117.
(c) 1070.
(d) 1170.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a reason that Beckett gives for God choosing to have martyrs?

2. Looking at the clues in the Interlude, which Tempter proved to be the most successful?

3. Where is the Interlude set?

4. What does Beckett believe about the peace that the world was promised?

5. What was NOT one of the events that Becket describes in the lives of the disciples?

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