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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does the sermon take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Midnight.

2. What does the Chorus claim is their purpose in the action of the play?
(a) To witness the events and take no action.
(b) To serve the Priests of the Cathedral.
(c) To warn Thomas Becket.
(d) To prevent a murder.

3. Why might the public react this way?
(a) They have great love and loyalty for Thomas Beckett.
(b) They hate the English King.
(c) They don't care what happens to Thomas Beckett.
(d) They hate the dictator Archbishop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would be the most likely reaction of the Canterbury people that this is Beckett's last sermon?

2. When Beckett mentions the shepherd and his fold, who or what is he referring to?

3. Who was NOT mentioned in Beckett's sermon?

4. What is not one of the ways the Chorus, the priests and the Tempters describe an unexpected death?

5. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?

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