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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "The wheel" is spoken of time and time again. In one instance Becket says that "Only the fool, fixed in his folly, may think he can turn the wheel on which he turns." What is the idea of a wheel supposed to symbolize?
(a) The Past.
(b) Love.
(c) Death.
(d) Fate.

3. What, according to Beckett, is celebrated that day?
(a) The Resurrection of Christ.
(b) The Passion and Death of Christ
(c) The Miracles of Christ.
(d) The Birth of Christ.

4. Which Biblical story does Beckett mention?
(a) The angels appearing to the sheperds of Bethlehem on Christmas.
(b) The fall of Azrael the angel from Heaven.
(c) The Snake appearing to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
(d) Moses parting the Red Sea.

5. What would be the most likely reaction of the Canterbury people that this is Beckett's last sermon?
(a) Happiness and celebration.
(b) None of these.
(c) Apathy and boredom.
(d) Shock and confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the Interlude take place?

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

3. In the opening of the Interlude, how does Beckett describe his sermon to the audience?

4. What literary tool does T.S. Eliot use throughout the Interlude?

5. What may be one of the reasons for this sermon?

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