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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is not one of the ways the Chorus, the priests and the Tempters describe an unexpected death?
(a) Taking a shock to the skull.
(b) Slipping on a step.
(c) Attacked by dogs.
(d) Drowning in a ditch.

3. What ruler of England does the Second Priest refer to as "the stubborn King?"
(a) Edward III.
(b) Richard I.
(c) Henry II.
(d) James I.

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

5. What does Beckett believe to be the last temptation and what he fears the most?
(a) Doing the right deed for the wrong reason.
(b) Doing the thing you cannot do.
(c) Dying.
(d) Doing the wrong thing for the right reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Becket resign when he was made Archbishop?

2. What is the first action that the Second Priest wants to take to welcome the Archbishop back to Canterbury?

3. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?

4. How many visitors did Beckett expect?

5. What does the Second Tempter tell Beckett he will be like if he continues on course?

(see the answer key)

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