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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing the Third Tempter and his party want from Beckett?
(a) The blessing of God.
(b) Happiness for the People of England.
(c) Favor from the Church.
(d) Money.

2. What may be one of the reasons for this sermon?
(a) To frighten his followers into submission.
(b) To help him forgivethe King.
(c) To make the congregation sad.
(d) To explain his actions to himself and his followers.

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

4. What did the Fourth Knight call Thomas Beckett?
(a) A monster of egotism.
(b) The King's tool.
(c) The King's servant.
(d) The underdog.

5. What does the scene change to when the Priests and Beckett exit?
(a) Cheapside.
(b) The Archbishop's hall.
(c) The gates.
(d) The cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the chorus define its time in Canterbury since the Archbishop left seven years previous?

2. According to Beckett, what is one way you cannot define a martyr?

3. What does the First Knight ask the audience for after they kill Beckett?

4. In what city is Beckett's birthplace located?

5. Beckett believes he has already conquered the beasts; how will he have his final triumph?

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