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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Beckett believe about the peace that the world was promised?
2. According to Beckett's speech, what was the fate of the disciples?
3. What Biblical quote does Beckett repeat?
4. On what date does the Interlude take place?
5. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The three Priests have been without the Archbishop's leadership for seven years. His return is important to their spiritual well-being.
Part 1) What is the Priests' outlook on Becket's return? What is the opinion of the First Priest? The Second? The Third?
Part 2) Compare the similarities and differences between the individual opinions of the Priests and that of Becket's in regard to his return. What viewpoints do these people represent?
Part 3) Describe how Becket's return was important to these three men and how it reflects the needs of the community of Canterbury as a whole. What is his relationship to this group?
Essay Topic 2
The Chorus seems to believe in a "Void." They believe that God's judgment will lead Becket to this Void rather than a peaceful afterlife. The Fourth Knights insists that Becket commits suicide. Using examples from the text, argue whether or not you believe that Becket's actions, which he knew would lead to murder, were justified and moral. Consider: if Becket coordinated his own death, could he still bring about the order he believes martyrdom will bring about? By the end of the play, is he still doing "the right deed for the wrong reason?"
Essay Topic 3
From the beginning of Murder in the Cathedral, we are told of the monotonous and rather unfulfilled lives that are led by the women of Canterbury. In one instance we are told that they believe they are "living and party living."
1) How is the return of Thomas Becket to Canterbury a good thing for its people? What can he offer them that they have been missing in their lives?
2) How does Becket's return affect them negatively?
3) Using examples from the text, how can monotony be a good thing? How is it bad?
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