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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What Biblical quote does Beckett repeat?
2. What, according to Beckett, is reenacted during Mass?
3. What does Beckett see himself as, in reference to his definitions of martyrdom?
4. According to Beckett, who was the Lord speaking to when he said, "My peace I leave you, my peace I give unto you?"
5. Fill in the blanks: "For who on the world will both _______ and ________ at once and for the same reason?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Chorus serves as a sort of guide and narrator throughout the play.
Part 1) Why does Eliot make the Chorus a group of women? How does this create a different dramatic effect from a male chorus?
Part 2) Describe which social group the Chorus represents and why that is important to its purpose in the plot.
Part 3) What is the Chorus' relationship to Becket and why is that important to their relationship to the audience (the reader)? Is the Chorus a surrogate for us?
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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