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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the Tempter unsuccessful?
(a) Beckett is dying for love.
(b) Beckett is not dying for the King.
(c) Beckett is not dying for glory.
(d) Beckett chooses to live.

2. In what city of England does the story take place?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) York.
(d) London.

3. What important message does the Messenger convey to the Priests?
(a) The King has ordered the execution of Thomas Becket.
(b) The Pope has excommunicated the King
(c) The Archbishop has left France.
(d) The Archbishop has arrived at the city.

4. Knowing what you know about the situation Beckett is in and his character traits, what might be the most likely way to describe Beckett's state of being after his last speech to his flock?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Resignation.
(d) Anger.

5. What metaphor does the Third Priest use to compare the relationship between the King and the Archbishop?
(a) Fire and water.
(b) A hammer and an anvil.
(c) A wolf and a sheep.
(d) A rock and a hard place.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Murder in the Cathedral take place?

2. What is NOT one of the ways Beckett defines peace?

3. How does the Chorus describe itself?

4. Which is NOT an adjective you might use to define Beckett's sermon?

5. Where is the Interlude set?

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