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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"
(a) Everything will be set right.
(b) God will show his wrath.
(c) HIs goose may be cooked.
(d) His fat lady will sing.

2. In what year does Murder in the Cathedral take place?
(a) 1170.
(b) 1077.
(c) 1070.
(d) 1710.

3. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?
(a) An old dog, circled with wolves.
(b) A young doe, circled with wolves.
(c) An old fox, circled with hounds.
(d) An old stag, circled with hounds.

4. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?
(a) Doing the right deed for the wrong reason.
(b) Doing the thing you cannot do.
(c) Dying.
(d) Doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When will the First Tempter remember Becket?

2. How does the structure of the dialogue change during Becket's first temptation?

3. What, according to the First Tempter, "should be more than biting Time can sever?"

4. What is the first word that Becket speaks on his first entrance?

5. What does the First Priest believe was Becket's character flaw that ultimately brought an end to his friendship with the King?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the opinion of the Messenger of the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?

2. What is one of the more specific crimes the Knights bring up in their accusations?

3. Why was the Fourth Tempter most effective in his temptation compared to the other three?

4. What is the tone of the Chorus' "death-bringers" speech after the Knights exit for the first time?

5. What does Becket ask his flock to remember?

6. What does Thomas Becket do to attempt to have a safe passage back into England?

7. How does Becket believe a martyr should be defined?

8. Why would Becket say this is his last sermon?

9. What is the part of King Henry II in the play and what is his relationship with Becket?

10. Why is it that Becket believes a martyr is never an accident?

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