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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Beckett believe we should celebrate martyrs?
(a) Neither.
(b) They die for the salvation of men.
(c) Both.
(d) They do it for the glory of God.

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

5. What is the last word of the Interlude?
(a) God.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Amen.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Beckett, is reenacted during Mass?

2. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?

3. How was the Tempter unsuccessful?

4. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?

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

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