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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 is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?
(a) The town burning down.
(b) A good harvest.
(c) Brewing beer.
(d) The disappearance of several girls.

2. What does the Messenger call the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) A patched-up affair.
(b) A silly affair.
(c) A peaceful affair.
(d) A violent affair.

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

4. What does Beckett claim the Fourth Tempter offers?
(a) Dreams to Damnation.
(b) An End to Suffering.
(c) Hopes that Die.
(d) Promises of Nothing.

5. Who does Becket say may have intercepted his letters and planned his demise?
(a) The King of France.
(b) King Henry II.
(c) Greedy merchants.
(d) Rebellious bishops.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the chorus define its time in Canterbury since the Archbishop left seven years previous?

2. What is the feeling of the general public in regard to the Archbishop's return?

3. Finish the thought of the First Tempter: "A man will often love what he ______."

4. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"

5. What idea does the Fourth Tempter repeat that Beckett voiced on his first entrance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the First Tempter use to entice Thomas Becket?

4. What might be a reason Becket chose to do this speech?

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

6. Why does Becket believe it is appropriate to celebrate the martyr, Stephen, the day after Christmas?

7. According to Becket, what did God mean when he told his disciples "My peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you."

8. In his address to the audience, the Third Knight claims that they are "perfectly disinterested." What does he mean?

9. Why does the Third Tempter state that joining forces with the barony would be a good idea?

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

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