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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. How does the Second Tempter claim real power is purchased?
(a) At price of his devotion to God.
(b) At price of his immortal soul.
(c) At price of a certain submission.
(d) At price of an uncertain quantity.

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

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

4. In what city of England does the story take place?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) York.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) London.

5. How does the Chorus describe itself?
(a) Lonely folk.
(b) Representative of all people of Canterbury.
(c) Small folk.
(d) Poor folk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first action that the Second Priest wants to take to welcome the Archbishop back to Canterbury?

2. Who are the first two characters who speak of "the wheel" on separate occasions?

3. What does Becket claim is the "substance of our first act?"

4. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?

5. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Becket decide to do by the end of Part I?

2. How do the Knights taunt Becket upon their entrance into the Cathedral?

3. As Becket is being slaughtered, the Chorus speaks. What the the main idea behind their speech?

4. Why do the Priests continually attempt to save Becket from the Knights even after orders from him to allow fate to take its course?

5. According to Becket, how do we define peace?

6. Looking at the Interlude, how was the Fourth Tempter successful? How was he unsuccessful in his aims?

7. What does Becket see as being ironic about the peace God offered?

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

9. How long has Thomas Becket been away from Canterbury? Why has he chosen to stay away for so long?

10. What is the meaning of the urgency behind the Knight's demands upon entering the scene?

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