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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Third Tempter describe himself?
(a) A surly English peasant
(b) A rough, straightforward Englishman.
(c) A rough and angry follower of the king
(d) A man who is rich in spirit

2. Who does the Third Tempter represent?
(a) The King.
(b) English Merchants.
(c) The People of Canterbury.
(d) English barons.

3. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?
(a) Chancellor.
(b) King.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Ambassador.

4. What does the Third Tempter believe upon his arrival?
(a) He was unexpected.
(b) He is in danger.
(c) He was expected.
(d) He is there to cause confusion.

5. What does Becket call "the springtime fancy?"
(a) Ceremony.
(b) The impossible, the undesirable .
(c) Leave-well-alone.
(d) Acrimony.

Short Answer Questions

1. "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?

2. What does the First Tempter predict for Becket if he does not "leave well alone?"

3. What doesn't the Third Priest see in "the art of temporal government?"

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

5. What is not one of the events of the past seven years that the Chorus describes?

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